On screen
Cast
45 credited performers
Richard Berry
Pierre Zakar
Claudia Cardinale
Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian
Omar Sharif
Hagop Zakarian
Jacques Villeret
Alexandre Pagès
Zabou Breitman
Astrid Setian
Nathalie Roussel
Gayané (Kayané)
Diane Bellego
Carole Zakar
Jacky Nercessian
Apkar
Isabelle Sadoyan
Anna
Sylvie Joly
Georgette Sylva
Cédric Doucet
Azad age 7
Tom Ponsin
Azad age 12
Stéphane Servais
Azad age 20
Danièle Lebrun
Alexandre's mother
Ginette Garcin
Madame Crespel
Ève Ruggieri
Self
Maurice Chevit
Nazareth
Jean-Pierre Delage
Doctor Philibert
Henry Djanik
Actor in the play
André Julien
Druggist Anzani
Philippe Dehesdin
Character not listed
Raoul Curet
Character not listed
Jean-Gabriel Nordmann
Character not listed
Pierre-Olivier Faïs
Character not listed
Nicolas Vacaro
Tigrane
Christophe Combettes
Character not listed
Alexis Tomassian
Adrien, Pierre Zakar's son
Jennifer Bostroem
Character not listed
Jacques Ciron
Character not listed
Bernard Spiegel
Character not listed
Pierre Belot
Character not listed
Marie Verdi
Character not listed
Bernard Bireaud
Character not listed
Gérard Dessalles
Character not listed
Salah Teskouk
Character not listed
Stéphane Slima
Actor in the play
Nicole Gueden
Character not listed
Pascale Quelfennec
Character not listed
Étienne Bartholomeus
Character not listed
Jean-Michel Molé
Character not listed
Véronique Kapoyan
Character not listed
Brigitte Barry
Character not listed
Dorothée Picard
Character not listed
Bernard Musson
Butler
Henri Verneuil
Priest in an Armenian church (uncredited)