"Max, who dreams of adventures, abandons his studies at 18 to become involved in the navy. He becomes the sailor 512."
Dominique Sanda
as The Commander / Mireille
Jacques Penot
as Max
Bruno Cremer
as Commander Roger
Laure Duthilleul
as Colette
Michel Piccoli
as Narrator (voice)
Tchéky Karyo
as The scarred one / André
Paul Allio
as Aspirant Denis
Christiane Cohendy
as Lina Colomba
Charles-Roger Bour
as Lieutenant
Christine Laurent
as Paillette
George Mathis
as Military brothel keeper
Cécile Mazan
as Bartender
Yvonne Gamy
as Old Lady
Myrtille Buttner
as Young woman
Michel Grisoni
as Older Man
Anik Belaubre
as Nurse
Claude Bouchery
as North Africa General
Jean Maurel
as Market gardener
Gérard Meylan
as Commissioner
André Neyton
as Colonial Officer
Georges Perpes
as Doctor
Georges Rostan
as Bookmaker
Edmond Trabuc
as Hospital guard
René Allio
Adaptation
Martine Giordano
Editor
Patrick Archambault
Key Hair Stylist
Screenplay
Director
Bernard Morel
Assistant Production Manager
Mariette Gutherz
Assistant Editor
Michèle Richer
Costume Design
Rosalie Varda
Daniel Chevalier
Unit Manager
Christophe Marillier
Second Assistant Director
Georges Boeuf
Original Music Composer
Emile Guinde
Novel
Léone Noël
Key Makeup Artist
Catherine Serris
Bernard Vézat
Production Design
Pierre Gang
Assistant Director
Daniel Le Blanc
Hair Setup
Emmanuel Machuel
Director of Photography
Christian Guillon