Jean Rochefort
Etienne Dorsay
Guy Bedos
Simon Messina, doctor
Victor Lanoux
Boulifet, aka 'Bouly'
Danièle Delorme
Marthe Dorsay, Étienne's wife
Marthe Villalonga
Mouchy Messina, Simon's possessive mother
Jenny Arasse
Bernadette, designer collaborating with Étienne
Josiane Balasko
Josy, Lucien's girlfriend
Anne-Marie Blot
Marie-Ange, Bouly's ex-wife
Elisabeth Margoni
Daisy, Bouly's fiancée
Pascale Reynaud
Delphine, Étienne's younger daughter
Maïa Simon
Madame Chalamand, Simon's lover
Catherine Verlor
Stéphanie, Étienne's older daughter
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Bully
Vania Vilers
Banoît, Marthe's lover
Daniel Gélin
Bastien, stage director
Gaby Sylvia
Marie-Christine Bosquet, Daniel's director
Christophe Bourseiller
Lucien
Carole Jacquinot
Mireille, Simon's girlfriend
Janine Souchon
Bouly's secretary
Michel Bonnet
Skinny colleague / Waiter (uncredited)
Vladimir Cosma
Violinist at Mouchy's party (uncredited)
Philippe Gildas
Radio news host (voice) (uncredited)