| Bernadette Lafont | ... | Camille Bliss | |
| Claude Brasseur | ... | Maître Murene | |
| Charles Denner | ... | Arthur | |
| Guy Marchand | ... | Roger, aka Sam Golden | |
| André Dussollier | ... | Stanislas Prévine | |
| Anne Kreis | ... | Hélène | |
| Philippe Léotard | ... | Clovis Bliss | |
| Gilberte Géniat | ... | Isobel Bliss | |
| Michel Delahaye | ... | Marchal | |
| Danièle Girard | ... | Florence Golden | |
| Jérôme Zucca | ... | L'enfant cinéaste amateur | |
| Gaston Ouvrard | ... | Le vieux gardien de prison / Old prison warder | |
| Martine Ferrière | ... | La secrétaire de la prison / Prison Secretary | |
| Jacob Weizbluth | ... | Alphonse, le muet / Alphonse, the mute | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Marcel Berbert | ... | Le libraire (uncredited) | |
| Jean-Loup Dabadie | ... | Un photographe (uncredited) | |
| Annick Fougery | ... | Teacher (uncredited) | |
| Jean-François Stévenin | ... | Le vendeur de journaux (uncredited) | |
| François Truffaut | ... | Un journaliste (voice) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| François Truffaut | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Henry Farrell | (novel "Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me") | |
| Jean-Loup Dabadie | (adaptation and dialogue) & | |
| François Truffaut | (adaptation and dialogue) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Georges Delerue | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Pierre-William Glenn | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Martine Barraqué | |||
| Yann Dedet | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko | (as Jean-Pierre Kohut) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Monique Dury | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Thi-Loan Nguyen | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Marcel Berbert | .... | production manager | |
| Claude Ganz | .... | production manager | |
| Claude Miller | .... | unit production manager | |
| Roland Thénot | .... | production leader | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Suzanne Schiffman | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Jean-François Stévenin | .... | assistant art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| René Levert | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Jean-Claude Dolbert | .... | special effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Walter Bal | .... | camera operator | |
| Anne Khripounoff | .... | assistant camera | |
Other crew | |||
| Christian Lentretien | .... | production administrator | |
| Christine Pellé | .... | script girl | |
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By any hack American filmmaker, the opening narration where it goes into a repeating echo to lead us into a flashback, would be considered fine art, and legitimately treated "ala Harrison Ford's The Fugitive" and thousands of other films. By film historian Truffaut, you know you're in for a wacky, silly comedy, which is unlike any other film he directed. It's a crime this has never been released in the USA, as it's far better than many of his films which are. Also it again pairs Truffaut with actress Lafont, the two hadn't worked together since his and her first film 13 years before.
I can't recommend this film enough, it's so much fun, and highly offensive as well.