"A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it."
Philippe Noiret
as Lucien Cordier
Isabelle Huppert
as Rose Mercaillou
Jean-Pierre Marielle
as Le Peron
Stéphane Audran
as Huguette Cordier
Eddy Mitchell
as Nono
Guy Marchand
as Marcel Chavasson
Irène Skobline
as Anne, l'institutrice
Michel Beaune
as Vanderbrouck
Jean Champion
as Le curé
Victor Garrivier
as Marcaillou
Gérard Hernandez
as Leonelli
Abdoulaye Diop
as Fête Nat
Daniel Langlet
as Paulo
François Perrot
as Le colonel Tramichel
Samba Mané
as Vendredi
Raymond Hermantier
as L'aveugle
Mamadou Dioumé
as L'interprète au cinéma
Irénée Martin
as La femme au cimetière
Max Ernst
as Le soldat mexicain (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès")
Paul Grimault
as Le condamné à mort (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès")
Bertrand Tavernier
Director
Jean Aurenche
Writer
Jim Thompson
Novel
Henri Lassa
Producer
Adolphe Viezzi
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Pierre-William Glenn
Director of Photography
Armand Psenny
Editor
Alexandre Trauner
Production Design
Hubert de Varine
Set Decoration
Franckie Diago
Jacqueline Moreau
Costume Design
Paul Le Marinel
Key Makeup Artist
Ludovic Paris
Hairstylist
Jean Achache
Assistant Director
Frédéric Bourboulon
Daniel Deleforges
Makhete Diallo
Roland Fruytier
René Albouze
Props
Pierre Fontaine
Set Dresser
Catherine d'Hoir
Assistant Sound Editor
Michel Desrois
Sound
Maurice Gilbert
Sound Mixer
Luce Grunenwaldt
Sound Editor
Claude Villand
Alain Choquart
Second Assistant Camera
Michael Coulter
First Assistant Camera
Sophie Cornu
Assistant Editor
Assistant Costume Designer
Yvette Bonnay
Karl Lagerfeld
Costumer