Annie Girardot
Role: Danièle Guénot
Bruno Pradal
Role: Gérard Leguen
François Simon
Role: Mr. Leguen
Claude Cerval
Role: Investigating judge
Jean-Paul Moulinot
Role: Mr. Guénot
Jean Bouise
Role: Juvenile judge
Marie-Hélène Breillat
Role: 'le Serpent', drug addict imprisoned
Monique Mélinand
Role: Mrs. Leguen
Nathalie Nell
Role: Thérèse Arnaud, Gérard's high school classmate and friend of Danièle
Marthe Villalonga
Role: Social worker
Marcel Pérès
Role: The grandfather
Jacques Marin
Role: Penpal
Raymond Meunier
Role: Danièle's lawyer
Maurice Nasil
Role: Professor
Marcelle Ranson-Hervé
Role: Mrs. Jaias, the neighbor
André Reybaz
Role: Principal
Marianik Revillon
Role: Cécile
Daniel Bellus
Role: Jean-Luc
Nicolas Dumayet
Role: Marc
Bernard Jeantet
Role: Alain
Claudine Berg
Role: Mrs. Arnaud, Thérèse's mother
Florence Blot
Role: Lawyer
Hélène Dieudonné
Role: The blind old lady
Marius Laurey
Role: Mr. Arnaud, Thérèse's father
Jean Marconi
Role: Director of the clinic
Charles Millot
Role: The false judge
Bernard Musson
Role: General overseer
Clément Thierry
Role: Danièle's ex-husband
Roger Trapp
Role: Supervisor
Jackie Blanchot
Role: Inspector (uncredited)
Pierre Dumayet
Role: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Marcel Gassouk
Role: Prison employee (uncredited)
Jean Minisini
Role: Nurse (uncredited)
Frédéric Norbert
Role: Young Boy (uncredited)
Jean Obé
Role: Healing Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Pierre Taylou
Role: Professor (uncredited)
Jacques Van Dooren
Role: Nurse (uncredited)