Cast
| Actor/Actress | Role | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Pleasence | Howard Simpson (writer, journalist) | British, American |
| Patrick Catalifo | Captain Victorien Jégu de Kerveguen (Foreign Legion) | French (Breton) |
| Jean-François Balmer | AFP employee (Agence France Presse) | French |
| Ludmila Mikaël | Béatrice Vergnes (violinist, Cpt. de Kerveguen's cousin) | French (Breton) |
| François Négret | Corporal (Train Detachment, temporary affectation) | French |
| Maxime Leroux | Artillery Lieutenant (African regiment) | French |
| Raoul Billerey | Father Wamberger (priest) | French (Alsatian) |
| Thé Anh | Ong Cop aka Mr. Tiger (gambler) | Vietnamese |
| Christopher Buchholz | Captain Morvan (3rd Bureau Chief-Staff) | French |
| Patrick Chauvel | Lieutenant Duroc (DC-3 pilot, French Air Force) | French |
| Eric Do | Lieutenant Ky (5th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion "Bawouan") | Vietnamese |
| Igor Hossein | Caporal-Chief photograph (Service Cinématographique des Armées) | French |
| Luc Lavandier | Sergeant (Thai unit) | French |
| Joseph Momo | Koulibali (African Artillery Regiment) | Gabonese |
| Lê Vân Nghia | Simpson's cycloman | Vietnamese |
| Sava Lolov | Thade Korzeniowski (Foreign Legion, Tank Chief) | Polish |
| Thu Ha | Cuc (Thade Korzeniowski's fiancee) | Vietnamese |
| Long Nguyen-Khac | Mr. Vinh (printer, nationalist) | Vietnamese |
| Maïté Nahyr | The Eurasian (opium dealer) | French-Vietnamese |
| André Peron | Lt. Ky's adjoint (5th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion "Bawouan") | French |
| Ludovic Schoendoerffer | Sergeant cameraman (Service Cinématographique des Armées) | French |
| Hoa Debris | Betty ("Normandie Chez Betty" bar's patron) | Vietnamese |
| "Charles" Fathy Abdi | "Nam Yum rat" (Train Regiment deserter) | Moroccan |
| Pierre Schoendoerffer | Narrator (voice) | n/a |
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