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Trainee inspector Michel Clément / Commissioner Jules Clément

Gérard Depardieu

Roger Morzini, public enemy number 1

Dominique Lavanant

Marie-Anne Prossant, journalist

Julien Guiomar

Divisional commissioner Vermillot

Alain Mottet

Dumeze, police director

François Perrot

Louis Prossant, press magnate and father of Marie-Anne

Jean Bouchaud

Inspector Zingo

Clément Harari

Doctor Haquenbusch

Philippe Khorsand

Alphonse Rouchard, rapist of the little girl on the canal

Hubert Deschamps

Inspector Marcel Watrin

Martin Lamotte

Inspector Gaffuri

Dany Saval

Antique dealer

Marthe Villalonga

Marthe Clément, Michel's mother

Richard Anconina

Philou, friend of Michel

Féodor Atkine

Merlino, photographer

Richard Bohringer

Anthropometry Service Cop

Jeanne Herviale

Denise Morzini, mother of Roger

Michel Puterflam

Gégé, bartender and partner of Michel at pétanque

Louison Roblin

Lawyer of the little girl victim of Rouchard

Christian Spillemaecker

Zibet, student inspector

Rémy Azzolini

Goniometry specialist

Gérard Holtz

TV presenter

Nicholas Bang

English customer

Gaëtan Bloom

Tramp

Gérard Cailleux

Guitarist

André Chaumeau

Investigating judge

Bouboule

'The elegant'

Gérard Couderc

Inspector

Monique Couturier

Cashier at Fouquet's

Hélène Zidi

Sarah

Gabriel Gobin

Satyr's lawyer

Gérard Guit

Waiter at Fouquet's

Youssef Hamid

Mustapha

Dominique Hulin

Inspector 'Presse-purée'

Henri Lambert

'Pierrot le fou'

Patrick Laurent

Loulou, friend of Michel

Jack Lenoir

Accomplice of Morzini

Jean-Paul Lilienfeld

Libenstein, student inspector

Yves Morgan-Jones

Gendarmerie captain

Michel Pilorgé

'The sheep'

Pierre Plessis

Charlie, seasoned police inspector

Amélie Prévost

Saleswoman at "Nina Ricci"

Roger Riffard

Parking valet

Gilbert Robin

Prosecutor

Jean-Michel Vaguelsy

TV set assistant

Huguette Vergne

Mrs. Prossant, wife of Louis and mother of Marie-Anne

Patrick Zard

Luis, friend of Michel

Hippolyte Girardot

Friend of Michel Clément (uncredited)

Michel Berreur

Accomplice of Morzini (uncredited)

Maria Laborit

Host of the show “Nous les femmes” (uncredited)

Jean Martin

Examination policeman (uncredited)

Claude Berri

Producer

Claude Zidi

Director

Jean-Baptiste Poirot

Production Design

Corinne Jorry

Costume Design

Henri Decaë

Director of Photography

Pierre Grunstein

Executive Producer

Vladimir Cosma

Original Music Composer

Nicole Saunier

Editor

Jean Bouchaud

Writer

Claude Zidi

Writer

Françoise Combadière

Casting

Bernard Aubouy

Sound

Dominique Hennequin

Sound Mixer

Didier Lavergne

Key Makeup Artist

Rémy Julienne

Stunts

Danièle Desouches

Script Supervisor