"Noël Schoudler, founder of an empire built on three foundations - sugar, banking and the press - reigns like an absolute sovereign over his business and his family. But someone is about to challenge this authority: his son François..."
Jean Gabin
as Noël Schoudler, le patriarche financier
Annie Ducaux
as Adèle Schoudler, femme de Noël
Jean Desailly
as François Schoudler, le fils
Françoise Christophe
as Jacqueline Schoudler, la bru
Patrick Millow
as Jean-Noël Schoulder, le petit fils
Aimé Clariond
as Gérard, marquis de La Monnerie
Jean Murat
as Le général Robert de La Monnerie
Françoise Delbart
as Isabelle de la Monnerie
Louis Seigner
as Raoul Leroy
Jean Wall
as Pierre Leroy
Jean Ozenne
as le professeur Émile Lartois
Bernard Blier
as Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël
Pierre Brasseur
as Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif
Julien Bertheau
as Le père de Lesquendieu
Daniel Lecourtois
as Albéric Canet
Jean Lanier
as Voisart, l'agent de change de Lucien
Nadine Tallier
as Sylvaine Dual, l'amie de Maublanc
Pierre Leproux
as L'impresario de Sylvaine Dual
Jacques Monod
as Anatole Rousseau, ministre des finances
Michèle Nadal
as La sténo du journal
Dominique Rozan
as Un courtier à la bourse
Emmanuelle Riva
as la secrétaire de Noël
Pascal Mazzotti
as Le chauffeur
Denys de La Patellière
Director
Michel Audiard
Screenplay
Claude Hauser
Producer
René Renoux
Production Design
Maurice Druon
Novel
Dialogue
Louis Page
Director of Photography
Jean-Paul Guibert
Maurice Thiriet
Original Music Composer
Jacqueline Thiédot
Editor