The Grand Manoeuvre

Gérard Philipe

Lieutenant Armand de la Verne

Michèle Morgan

Marie-Louise Rivière

Jean Desailly

Victor Duverger

Yves Robert

Felix Leroy, lieutenant of the Dragoons

Brigitte Bardot

Lucie

Pierre Dux

Colonel

Jacques François

Rodolphe Chartier

Jacques Fabbri

Armand's orderly

Claude Rich

Claude, Alice's fiancé

Lise Delamare

Juliette Duverger

Jacqueline Maillan

Jeanne Duverger, sister of Victor

Magali Noël

Thérèse, singer

Simone Valère

Gisèle Monnet

Catherine Anouilh

Alice Gervais

Madeleine Barbulée

Lady in the yellow hat

Dany Carrel

Rose-Mousse, beginner prostitute

Judith Magre

Ciboulette

Arlette Thomas

Amélie

Gabrielle Fontan

Melanie, Duverger's servant

Viviane Gosset

Colonel’s wife

Olivier Hussenot

Prefect

Raymond Cordy

Photographer, Lucie's father

Daniel Sorano

Master of arms

Jacques Morel

Mr. Monnet, Gisèle's husband

Jacques Jouanneau

Felix's orderly

Pierre Palau

Arthur, wedding guest

Madeleine Ganne

Michèle Grellier

Paul Préboist

Eugène Stuber

Robert Thomas

Colette Castel

Yvonne (uncredited)

Michel Piccoli

Officer (uncredited)

Hélène Duc

Prefect (uncredited)

Clément Thierry

Colonel's ordinance (uncredited)

Daniel Ceccaldi

Officer (uncredited)

Bernard Dhéran

Officer (uncredited)

Robert Le Béal

Officer (uncredited)

Georges Bever

Postman (uncredited)

Charles Debert

Beggar (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Maurin

Little pastry chef (uncredited)

France Asselin

Sophie (uncredited)

Jacqueline Marbaux

Madame Mathilde (uncredited)

Paul Faivre

Boss of the pension (uncredited)

Robert Balpo

Coffee boy (uncredited)

Georges Carrère

Officer (uncredited)

Jean Bayle

Civilian (uncredited)

Guy Cosson

Civilian (uncredited)

Jean Degrave

Officer (uncredited)

Georges Galley

Officer (uncredited)

Gilles Gaillon

Officer (uncredited)

Pierre Langlet

Officer (uncredited)

Pierre Roussel

Officer (uncredited)

Roger Vincent

Guest (uncredited)

Claude Magnier

Officer (uncredited)

Anne-Marie Mersen

Little maid of the officers' circle (uncredited)

René Clair

Director, Writer, Producer

André Daven

Producer