Claudia Cardinale

Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian

Omar Sharif

Hagop Zakarian

Nathalie Roussel

Gayane

Isabelle Sadoyan

Anna

Jacky Nercessian

Apkar

Richard Berry

Pierre Zakar (voice only)

Cédric Doucet

Azad age 7

Tom Ponsin

Azad age 12

Stéphane Servais

Azad age 20

Serge Avédikian

Vaksen Papasian

Michèle Bardollet

Madeleine

Christian Barbier

Father Pignon

Patrick Timsit

Garbis, locksmith

Nicolas Silberg

Lawyer

Denis Podalydès

Soghomon Tehlirian

Henri Verneuil