| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Christian Matras | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 Guy de Maupassant | Crew | Writing | Story |
Jacques Natanson | Crew | Writing | Dialogue, Scenario Writer |
Léonide Azar | Crew | Editing | Editor |
 Max Ophüls | Crew | Directing | Director, Adaptation |
 Philippe Agostini | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Roger Forster | Crew | Camera | Still Photographer |
Édouard Harispuru | Crew | Production | Production Director |
 Philippe de Chérisey | Cast | Actor | Frédéric |
 Antoine Balpêtré | Cast | Actor | Monsieur Poulain |
 Anton Walbrook | Cast | Actor | Narrator, German version |
Arthur Devère | Cast | Actor | Le contrôleur du train |
 Charles Vissières | Cast | Actor | Le vieux normand dans le train |
 Claude Dauphin | Cast | Actor | le docteur |
 Daniel Gélin | Cast | Actor | Jean |
 Danielle Darrieux | Cast | Actress | Madame Rosa |
 Gaby Morlay | Cast | Actress | Denise - la femme d'Ambroise |
 Ginette Leclerc | Cast | Actress | Madame Flora dite Balançoire |
 Henri Crémieux | Cast | Actor | Monsieur Pimpesse |
 Héléna Manson | Cast | Actress | Marie Rivet |
Janine Viénot | Cast | La poule du docteur | |
 Jean Gabin | Cast | Actor | Joseph Rivet |
 Jean Galland | Cast | Actor | Ambroise |
 Jean Meyer | Cast | Actor | Monsieur Dupuis |
 Jean Servais | Cast | Actor | l'ami de Jean |
 Louis Seigner | Cast | Actor | Monsieur Tourneveau |
 Madeleine Renaud | Cast | Actress | Julia Tellier |
 Marcel Pérès | Cast | Actor | Monsieur Duvert |
 Mathilde Casadesus | Cast | Actress | Madame Louise dite Cocotte |
Michel Vadet | Cast | Actor | Le marin |
 Mila Parély | Cast | Actress | Madame Raphaële |
 Paul Azaïs | Cast | Actor | Le patron du bal |
 Paulette Dubost | Cast | Actress | Madame Fernande |
 Peter Ustinov | Cast | Actor | Narrator (uncredited) (voice) (English edit) |
 Pierre Brasseur | Cast | Actor | Julien Ledentu |
 René Blancard | Cast | Actor | Le maire |
 Robert Lombard | Cast | Actor | Monsieur Philippe |
 Simone Simon | Cast | Actress | Joséphine |
Gaby Bruyère | Cast | Frimousse | |
Jocelyne Jany | Cast | La petite Constance Rivet | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
