| Louis Ducreux | ... | Monsieur Ladmiral | |
| Michel Aumont | ... | Gonzague | |
| Sabine Azéma | ... | Irène (as Sabine Azema) | |
| Geneviève Mnich | ... | Marie-Thérèse (as Genevieve Mnich) | |
| Monique Chaumette | ... | Mercédès | |
| Thomas Duval | ... | Emile | |
| Quentin Ogier | ... | Lucien | |
| Katia Wostrikoff | ... | Mireille | |
| Claude Winter | ... | Madame Ladmiral | |
| Jean-Roger Milo | ... | Fisherman (Le pêcheur) | |
| Pascale Vignal | ... | A servant (La serveuse) | |
| Jacques Poitrenaud | ... | Hector (Patron guinguette) | |
| Valentine Suard | ... | Little girl (La petite fille 1) | |
| Erika Faivre | ... | Little girl (La petite fille 2) | |
| Marc Perrone | ... | Accordionist (L'accordéoniste) |
Directed by | |||
| Bertrand Tavernier | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Pierre Bost | novel "Monsieur Ladmiral Va Bientot Mourir" | |
| Bertrand Tavernier | ||
| Colo Tavernier | ||
Produced by | |||
| Alain Sarde | .... | delegate producer | |
| Bertrand Tavernier | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Bruno de Keyzer | (as Bruno De Keyzer) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Armand Psenny | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Patrice Mercier | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Sylvie Salmon | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle | (as Yvonne Sassinot De Nesle) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Sidonie Fontata | .... | key hair stylist (as Sidonie) | |
| Eric Muller | .... | key makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Thibault Chevalier | .... | unit manager trainee | |
| Gérard Gaultier | .... | production manager (as Gerard Gaultier) | |
| Jean-François Lebas | .... | unit manager trainee | |
| Karl Lefay | .... | unit manager trainee | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jean Achache | .... | first assistant director | |
| Regine Dalnoky | .... | second assistant director | |
| Nadine Deichtmann | .... | trainee assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Jean-Pierre Deseau | .... | furniture | |
| Michel Grimaud | .... | property master | |
| Jean-Pierre Zingo | .... | paintings | |
| Clément Hurel | .... | poster artist (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Ariane Boeglin | .... | chief sound editor | |
| Jean Duguet | .... | foley recordist | |
| Jean-Pierre Lelong | .... | foley artist | |
| Bernard Leroux | .... | sound mixer | |
| Mario Melchiorri | .... | assistant foley artist | |
| Laurent Poirier | .... | first sound assistant | |
| Guillaume Sciama | .... | sound engineer | |
| Agnès Vaurigaud | .... | assistant sound editor (as Agnes Vaurigaud) | |
| Claude Villand | .... | sound mixer | |
| Jean-Marc Lentretien | .... | sound mix technician (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Yves Angelo | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Gérard Bougeant | .... | grip (as Gerard Bougeant) | |
| Philippe Brun | .... | camera operator | |
| Alain Cousseau | .... | electrician | |
| Joël David | .... | chief electrician | |
| Jean-Pierre Fizet | .... | still photographer | |
| Charlie Freess | .... | key grip (as Charles Freess) | |
| Jean-Yves Freess | .... | grip | |
| Etienne George | .... | still photographer (as Etienne Georges) | |
| Alain Grestau | .... | electrician | |
| Jean Harnois | .... | camera operator | |
| Bernard Prim | .... | still photographer | |
| Nils Tavernier | .... | camera trainee | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Monique Dury | .... | costumer | |
| Marthe Mikol | .... | costumer | |
| Lily Petit | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Françoise Lefèvre | .... | assistant editor (as Françoise Lefevre) | |
| Philippe Wampfler | .... | apprentice editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Louis Ducreux | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Marc Perrone | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Philippe Sarde | .... | music arranger | |
Other crew | |||
| Monique Assouline | .... | press attache | |
| Claude Bertonazzi | .... | production administrator | |
| Frédéric Bourboulon | .... | studio manager (as Fred Bourboulon) | |
| Aline Corneille | .... | production secretary | |
| Fabien Dufour | .... | location manager | |
| Louis Grau | .... | general administrator | |
| Claudine Taulère | .... | script supervisor (as Claudine Taulere) | |
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I saw this film sixteen years ago, at a time when I did not see many 'filmhouse' movies yet. It made a strong impression on me, I wasn't used to so many 'open spaces' in films, which spectators have to fill according to their own ideas. Later I understood that once you start filling these 'holes' with pieces of yourself, the film becomes much more personal.
From time to time I think back to this film, like I did just now when I looked it up in the IMDB. Its storytelling, or rather story-hinting, is apparently so strong that even after sixteen years I am looking for some answers to the questions that the film raises.
In short: go see it.