"In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband."
Juliette Binoche
as Pauline de Théus
Olivier Martinez
as Colonel Angelo Pardi
Pierre Arditi
as Monsieur Peyrolle
François Cluzet
as Doctor
Jean Yanne
as Hawker
Isabelle Carré
as Governess
Claudio Amendola
as Maggionari
Gérard Depardieu
as Police commissioner of Manosque
Christiane Cohendy
as Madame Peyrolle
Tony Lemiere
as Adrien Peyrolle
Carlo Cecchi
as Giuseppe
Laura Marinoni
as Carla
Paul Freeman
as Laurent de Théus
Yolande Moreau
as Madame Rigoard
Daniel Russo
as Maître Rigoard
Richard Sammel
as Franz
Georges Neri
as Old harvester
Hervé Pierre
as Brigadier Maugin
Marie Albe
as
Antonin Lebas-Joly
as Edmond as a child
Jacques Sereys
as Old man
Elisabeth Margoni
as Farmer's Wife
Nathalie Krebs
as Madame Barthelemy
Christophe Odent
as Monsieur Barthelemy
Jean-Marie Winling
as Alexandre Petit
Michel Bellier
as Fugitive
Stéphane Boucher
Yvonne Gamy
as Grandmother
Joëlle Sevilla
as Religious Woman
Michèle Addala
Alice Aniel
Alain Aparis
Alain Bauguil
as Peasant in the trap
Gérard Bayle
as Owner of the forge
Béatrice Bertrand
Françoise Blanc
as Lucienne
Denise Boulet
Didier Bourguignon
as Cholera sufferer
Brigitte Canaan
as Denise
Jocelyne Carmichael
as Harpy
Dany Castaing
Viviane Cayol
as Sick lady
Bruno Cécillon
as Bourgeois
Paul Chevillard
as Giacomo
Michel Cordes
as Sergeant
Isabelle Dangerfield
Norbert Daverio
Christian David
Eric Debrosse
as Soldier
Gérard Dubouche
as Blacksmith
Jean-Claude Dumas
as Harvester
René-André Fernández
as Militiaman
Jean-Michel Fête
Christian Garde
Philippe Gleyze
Philippe Guégan
as Austrian agent
Azur Guillier
as Camille, little girl
Florence Hautier
Michel Hulot
Jean-Paul Journot
Gérard Lacombe
as Inn owner
Christophe Le Masne
as Martial, valet
Suzy Lorraine
Robert Lucibello
as Man in the apron
Claire Massabo
as Madame Terrasson
Patrick Médioni
Claude Mismaque
Carlos Moreno
Alexis Nitzer
as Hysterical man
Dominique Noé
Jean-François Pagès
Henriette Palazzi
Christine Paolini
Jacques Pater
Serge Pauthe
as Police station employee
Christophe Pierrot
Anne-Marie Ponsot
Yves Pujol
Jacob Reymond
as Dr. Arnoux
Julien Rivière
Lionel Robert
as Excited man
Pascal Rozand
as Young man on the farm
Frédérique Ruchaud
as Madame Marquerite
Norbert Sammut
Désiré Saorin
Jean-Pierre de Tugny
Celita Villar
as Lady at the window
Roselyne Vuillaume
Fany Watier
Alain Zaepffel
Jacques Weber
as Epilogue narrator
Michel Carliez
as Man With the Sabre (uncredited)
Laurence Cormerais
as (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Director
Screenplay
Jean-Claude Carrière
Nina Companéez
Bernard Bouix
Executive Producer
Jean-Claude Petit
Original Music Composer
Thierry Arbogast
Director of Photography
Noëlle Boisson
Editor
Frédérique Moidon
Casting
Yves Agostini
Camera Operator
Franca Squarciapino
Costume Design
François Hamel
Art Direction
Ezio Frigerio
Production Design
Jean Giono
Novel
Frédéric Auburtin
First Assistant Director
René Cleitman
Delegated Producer
Christian Marti
Jacques Rouxel
Françoise Benoît-Fresco
Set Decoration
Antonin Dedet
Daniel Parker
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Joël Lavau
Makeup Artist
Nathalie Louichon
Dominique Hennequin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Pierre Gamet
Sound Mixer
Jean Goudier
Sound Editor
Georges Demétrau
Special Effects Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Brigitte Hedou
Script Supervisor
Claude Luquet
Chris Lyons
Alain Lévy
Sound
Jérôme Lévy
Foley Artist