| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alain Douarinou | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 André Zwobada | Crew | Directing | Director |
 Claude Renoir | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 Henri Alekan | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 Henri Cartier-Bresson | Crew | Directing | Director |
 Jacques Brunius | Crew | Directing | Director, Editor, Writer |
 Jacques Becker | Crew | Directing | Director, Writer |
Jean Bourgoin | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Jean Isnard | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 Jean Renoir | Crew | Directing | Director, Writer |
Jean-Paul Alphen | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Crew | Directing | Director, Production Manager |
Louis Page | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 Marguerite Renoir | Crew | Editing | Editor |
Pierre Unik | Crew | Directing | Director, Writer |
Maurice Lime | Crew | Directing | Director |
 Charles Blavette | Cast | Actor | Tonin (as Blavette) |
Charles Charras | Cast | Le chanteur à la guinguette | |
 Claire Gérard | Cast | Actress | Une bourgeoise dans la rue |
Eddy Debray | Cast | L'huissier | |
Fabien Loris | Cast | Un ouvrier | |
Fernand Bercher | Cast | Le secrétaire | |
 Francis Lemarque | Cast | Actor | Un autre chanteur à la guinguette |
François Viguier | Cast | ||
 Frédéric O'Brady | Cast | Actor | Mohammed - le laveur de voitures nord-africain (as O'Brady) |
 Gabrielle Fontan | Cast | Actress | Madame Lecocq |
Gaston Clamamus | Cast | ||
 Gaston Modot | Cast | Actor | Philippe - le neveu des Lecocq |
 Guy Favières | Cast | Actor | Le vieux chômeur / Gustave Bertin |
Jacques Brunius | Cast | Actor | Le président du conseil d'administration |
Jacques Becker | Cast | Actor | Le jeune chômeur |
 Jacques Duclos | Cast | Actor | |
 Jean Dasté | Cast | Actor | L'instituteur / Teacher |
Jean Renoir | Cast | Actor | Le patron du bistrot |
Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Cast | Actor | P'tit Louis (as Jean-Paul Dreyfus) |
 Julien Bertheau | Cast | Actor | René - l'ouvrier en chômage / The unemployed |
 Léon Larive | Cast | Actor | Un client à la vente aux enchères |
 Madeleine Sologne | Cast | Actress | Une ouvrière de l'usine |
 Madeleine Sylvain | Cast | ||
Marcel Duhamel | Cast | Actor | Monsieur Moutet - le volontaire national / Garage owner |
Maurice Marceau | Cast | Actor | Petit rôle (uncredited) |
 Max Dalban | Cast | Actor | Brochard dit 'le chrono' |
 Muse Dalbray | Cast | Actress | Une chômeuse (as Muse d'Albret) |
 Nadia Sibirskaïa | Cast | Actress | Ninette - l'amie de René |
Pierre Ferval | Cast | Le second client à la vente aux enchères | |
Pierre Unik | Cast | Actor | Le secrétaire de Marcel Cachin |
Raymond Destac | Cast | Un chômeur à la soupe populaire (as Tristan Sévère) | |
 Roger Blin | Cast | Actor | Un métallo |
Simone Guisin | Cast | Une dame au Casino | |
 Sylvain Itkine | Cast | Actor | Le comptable |
Teddy Michaud | Cast | Actor | Un fasciste à l'entraînement |
 Vladimir Sokoloff | Cast | Actor | Un vieillard dans le cortège final |
 Émile Drain | Cast | Un ouvrier | |
Henri Pons | Cast | Monsieur Lecocq | |
Georges Spanelly | Cast | Le directeur de l'usine | |
Maurice Thorèze | Cast | Self | |
André Marty | Cast | Self | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
