Let Joy Reign Supreme

Philippe Noiret

Philip of Orléans

Jean Rochefort

Abbot Dubois

Jean-Pierre Marielle

The Marquis de Pontcallec

Marina Vlady

The Marchioness of Parabère

Christine Pascal

Emilie

Alfred Adam

François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy

Jean-Roger Caussimon

The Cardinal

Gérard Desarthe

The Duke of Bourbon

Michel Beaune

Captain La Griolais

Monique Chaumette

Yvonne, governess of Pontcallec

François Dyrek

Montlouis

Jean-Paul Farré

Father Burdo

Nicole Garcia

'La Fillon'

Raymond Girard

Chirac

Jacques Hilling

Abbot Gratellard

Bernard Lajarrige

Amaury de Lambilly

Thierry Lhermitte

Count of Horn

Christian Clavier

The servant of the inn

Michel Blanc

Louis XV's valet

Monique Lejeune

Madame de Sabran

Brigitte Roüan

The prostitute

Georges Riquier

Brunet d'Ivry

Andrée Tainsy

Nun

Jean Amos

Police officer

Roland Amstutz

Regent's Coachman

Gilbert Bahon

Cabman

Bruno Balp

Valet Leblanc

Michel Berto

Abbot of Louis XV

Richard Bigotini

Neighbor of the inn

Stéphane Bouy

Nocé

Liza Braconnier

Louis XV's servant

Agnès Château

Peasant woman of the accident

Philippe Chauveau

Witness of the inn

Daniel Duval

Domestic

Yves Elliot

Breton peasant

Pierre Forget

The "Iroquois" Jesuit

Claude Furlan

Inn worker

Guy Gerbaud

Monk of the Nantes prison

Gilles Guillot

Deacon of the hospice

Maurice Jacquemont

Priest who initiates Dubois

Yvon Lec

Priest of the procession

Jacques Lelut

The first bandit

Bernadette Le Saché

Hélène de Lambilly

Eric Lorvoire

Count de Horn's accomplice

Bertrand Migeat

Thee second bandit

Pierre Moncorbier

Abbot Fleury

René Morard

Peddler

Jean-Jacques Moreau

Peasant

Jacqueline Parent

Severine, Regent's goddaughter

Gérard Pichon

Baker

Bernard Pierrot

Musician leader

Jean-Paul Poirer

The sleeper

Jacques Pratoussy

Lackey

Colette Proust

Clairvoyant

Patrick Raynal

Lackey

Jean Rougerie

Talhoüet

Marie-Jo Simenon

Novice

Anthony Stuart

Ambassador Stairs

Hélène Vincent

Madame de Saint-Simon

Jean-Luc Moreau

Flautist

Gérard Jugnot

Lackey opening a door (uncredited)

Marcel Dalio

Nobleman suffocating at the meal (uncredited)

Sophie Jarry

Little girl, future prostitute (uncredited)