Yves Montand character Z
Irene Papas character Hélène
Jean-Louis Trintignant character Examining Magistrate
Jacques Perrin character Photojournalist
Charles Denner character Manuel
Bernard Fresson character Matt
François Périer character Public Prosecutor
Pierre Dux character General
Georges Géret character Nick
Magali Noël character Nick's Sister
Marcel Bozzuffi character Vago
Renato Salvatori character Yago
Julien Guiomar character Colonel
Jean Dasté character Illya Coste
Clotilde Joano character Shoula
Maurice Baquet character Heroic Bricklayer
Hassan Hassani character General's Chauffeur
Gérard Darrieu character Barone
Jean Bouise character Georges Pirou
Jean-Pierre Miquel character Pierre, a lawyer
Van Doude character Hospital Director
Guy Mairesse character Dumas aka The Russian
Andrée Tainsy character Nick's Mother
Eva Simonet character Niki, the Prosecutor's Daughter
François Chaumette character (voice)
José Artur character Le rédacteur en chef du journal (uncredited)
Raoul Coutard character Le chirurgien anglais (uncredited)
Steve Gadler character Le photographe anglais (uncredited)
Gabriel Jabbour character Bozzini (uncredited)
Sid Ahmed Agoumi character (uncredited)
Georges Rouquier character (uncredited)
