Jean Rochefort

as Etienne Dorsay

Claude Brasseur

as Daniel

Guy Bedos

as Simon Messina, doctor

Victor Lanoux

as Boulifet, aka 'Bouly'

Danièle Delorme

as Marthe Dorsay, Étienne's wife

Marthe Villalonga

as Mouchy Messina, Simon's possessive mother

Jenny Arasse

as Bernadette, designer collaborating with Étienne

Josiane Balasko

as Josy, Lucien's girlfriend

Anne-Marie Blot

as Marie-Ange, Bouly's ex-wife

Elisabeth Margoni

as Daisy, Bouly's fiancée

Pascale Reynaud

as Delphine, Étienne's younger daughter

Maïa Simon

as Madame Chalamand, Simon's lover

Catherine Verlor

as Stéphanie, Étienne's older daughter

Jean-Pierre Castaldi

as Bully

Vania Vilers

as Banoît, Marthe's lover

Daniel Gélin

as Bastien, stage director

Gaby Sylvia

as Marie-Christine Bosquet, Daniel's director

Christophe Bourseiller

as Lucien

Carole Jacquinot

as Mireille, Simon's girlfriend

Claude Legros

as Taxi driver

Janine Souchon

as Bouly's secretary

Philippe Chemin

Paul Descombes

Marc Françoise

André Lambert

Elisabeth Rambert

Michel Bonnet

as Skinny colleague / Waiter (uncredited)

Vladimir Cosma

as Violinist at Mouchy's party (uncredited)

Philippe Gildas

as Radio news host (voice) (uncredited)