Jeanne Moreau
Role: Mother Marie of the Incarnation
Alida Valli
Role: Mother Thérèse of Saint-Augustin
Madeleine Renaud
Role: First prioress
Pascale Audret
Role: Blanche de la Force
Pierre Brasseur
Role: Commissioner of the Republic
Georges Wilson
Role: Chaplain of Carmel
Anne Doat
Role: Marie-Geneviève Meunier
Claude Laydu
Role: Knight of Force
Jean-Louis Barrault
Role: Mime
Pierre Bertin
Role: Marquis of Force
Judith Magre
Role: Rose Ducor
Simone Angèle
Role: Sister Agnès
Pascale de Boysson
Role: Sister Cécile
Jacqueline Dane
Role: Sister Gabrielle
Paula Dehelly
Role: Sister Catherine
Hélène Dieudonné
Role: Sister Jeanne of the Divine Childhood
Yvette Etiévant
Role: Sister Lucy, extern sister
Anouk Ferjac
Role: Sister Gabrielle
Sophie Grimaldi
Role: Sister Anne de Jésus
Lydia Leister
Role: Soeur Gertrude
Margo Lion
Role: Sister Saint-Louis
Nicole Polack
Role: Sister Charlotte
Hélène Vallier
Role: Sister Agathe
Lucien Arnaud
Role: Coachman
Camille Guérini
Role: Doctor Javeline, Carmel doctor
Renaud Mary
Role: Fouquier-Tinville
Lucien Raimbourg
Role: Deputy commissioner
Albert Rémy
Role: Sans-culotte
Daniel Ceccaldi
Role: Officer
Gérard Darrieu
Role: Member of the court
Franca Bettoia
Role: Carmelite nun (uncredited)
Pascal Mazzotti
Role: (uncredited)
Claire Olivier
Role: Carmelite nun (uncredited)
Julien Verdier
Role: (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi
Role: (uncredited)