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Christian Drillaud as Young Charles Gravet •
Claude Bouchery as Jules Ternolain •
Isabelle Caillard as Young Josette Dauchy •
Patrick Fierry as Young François Dauchy •
Véronique Silver as Josette Dauchy at 40 •
Marcel Dalio as Old Charles Gravet •
Myriam Boyer as Léone Gravet •
Manuel Strosser as Julien III Gravet •
André Marcon as Lucien Gravet •
Marief Guittier as Julie Ternolain at 25 •
Claude-Emile Rosen as Honore Dauchy •
René Féret as Julien I Gravet at 30 •
Andrée Tainsy as Charlotte •
Roland Amstutz as Raoul L'Homme, le fils naturel de François •
Monique Mélinand as Julie Ternolain at 45 •
Vincent Pinel as Leon Gravet •
Ariane Ascaride as Palmyre •
Yveline Ailhaud as Marie •
Eric Lebel as Julien I Gravet as child •
Nathalie Baye as Jeanne Vanderberghe •
Gérard Chaillou as Marcel Dauchy •
Yves Reynaud as Gaston Gravet •
Fabienne Arel as Mathilde Ternolain •
Philippe Léotard as Jacques Gravet •
Jany Gastaldi as Lise Paulet-Dauchy at 20 •
Monique Chaumette as Lise Paulet-Dauchy at 40 •
Guillaume Lebel as Julien II Gravet •
Paul Descombes as Julien I Gravet at 50 •
Olivier Caillard as Armand Gravet •
Pierre Forget as François Dauchy at 50 •
Serge Reggiani as Récitant chanteur (voice) •
Alain Chevalier •
Philippe Nahon as a unionist ==References==