Bourvil
Léon Duchemin, Norman restaurateur
Sophie Desmarets
Maria Duchemin, sister of Léon
Peter McEnery
Jeff, the downed British airman
Sara Franchetti
Juliette Duchemin, daughter of Léon
Jean Poiret
Armand, resistance leader and double agent
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Lieutenant Heinrich Jakobus Steinbichler aka 'Totor'
Pino Caruso
Lieutenant Friedrich, Rommel's driver
Terry-Thomas
Commander Perry of British HQ
Roland Lesaffre
Fake resistance fighter full of tics
Robert Le Béal
Officer of the British HQ
Jackie Sardou
Angèle Charlus, wife of the painter
Georges Staquet
Hippolyte, leader of the resistance
Patrick Préjean
Officer of the British HQ
Annabel Leventon
Sybil, British non-commissioned officer
Anthony Stuart
Officer of the British HQ
Michel Robin
Shoemaker of shoes for Rommel
Rudy Lenoir
German non-commissioned officer
Fernand Guiot
German corporal of 'Totor'
William Mervyn
Protestant Bishop, Jeff's father
Gilbert Roimarmier
German non-commissioned officer
Jacques Marbeuf
German non-commissioned officer
Maurice Auzel
British soldier (uncredited)