"The story of the Swiss soldier, Henri Dunant, who was responsible for the founding of the Red Cross, and who was offered the first Nobel Peace Prize."
Jean-Louis Barrault
as Henri Dunant
Jean Debucourt
as Napoleon III
Bernard Blier
as Edmond Coquillot
Hélène Perdrière
as Elsa Kastner
Louis Seigner
as Philibert Routorbe
Denis d'Inès
as General Dufour
Geneviève Morel
as Amélie Coquillot
Berthe Bovy
as Madame Dunant
Maurice Escande
as Jérôme de Lormel
René Arrieu
as Attia
Groenewald
as Dutch delegate
Andreas Von Halberstadt
as Austrian doctor
Serge Emrich
as Jean Kastner
Albert Médina
as
Fernand Rauzéna
as Piedmontese coachman
Michele Riccardini
Georges Le Roy
as President of the tribunal
Carmen Boni
as Countess Tamberlani
as Amélie Coquillet
Georges Tourreil
as French officer
Paul Demange
as Customer
Abel Jacquin
as Meynier
Georges Chamarat
as Administrator (uncredited)
Sabine André
as Hortense Schneider (uncredited)
Georges Bever
as One injured (uncredited)
Albert Broquin
as Peddler (uncredited)
Eddy Debray
as Guest of Elsa (uncredited)
Jo Dest
as Hospital director (uncredited)
Guy Favières
Marcel Loche
as (uncredited)
Albert Michel
as Doorman (uncredited)
Robert Moor
as Valet (uncredited)
Maurice Nasil
Bernard Olivier
Claude Piéplu
Diana Riva
Martial Rèbe
as Soldier (uncredited)
Victor Tabournot
Alain Terrane
Renée Thorel
Marc Valbel
as French officer (uncredited)
Roger Vincent
Janine Viénot
Eugène Yvernès
as Sleeper (uncredited)
Charles Spaak
Screenplay
Jean Érard
Producer
Christian Matras
Director of Photography
Jacques Desagneaux
Editor
Robert Gys
Production Design
Carmen Brel
Makeup Artist
René Daudin
Boris Karabanoff
Joseph de Bretagne
Sound Engineer
Gaston Demède
Sound Assistant
Georges Charlot
Unit Manager
Louis Théron
Production Manager
Jean Forestier
Assistant Art Director
Jacques Gut
Henri Schmitt
Simone Bourdarias
Script Supervisor
Christian-Jaque
Director
Joseph Kosma
Original Music Composer