| Lino Ventura | ... | Géo Paquet - le gorille | |
| Charles Vanel | ... | Colonel Berthomieu | |
| Pierre Dux | ... | Veslot | |
| Bella Darvi | ... | Isolène | |
| René Lefèvre | ... | Commissaire Blavet | |
| Robert Manuel | ... | Casa | |
| André Valmy | ... | Mauricet | |
| Henri Crémieux | ... | X.A. Pallos | |
| Jean-Roger Caussimon | ... | Léon | |
| Jean-Max | ... | Smolen | |
| Jean-Marie Rivière | ... | Valério | |
| Yves Barsacq | ... | Berthier | |
| François Darbon | ... | Popaul | |
| René Bergeron | ... | Le premier inspecteur d'hygiène | |
| Maurice Chevit | ... | Le second inspecteur d'hygiène | |
| Guy Mairesse | ... | Le tueur | |
| Jacques Seiler | ... | Inspecteur-principal Antier (as J. François Seiler) | |
| Robert Berri | ... | Combinat | |
| Jean-Pierre Mocky | ... | Cébu | |
| Marie Sabouret | ... | Chaboute | |
| Jean Mercure | ... | Le directeur de la DST | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Michel Bernay | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Lucien Blondeau | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Émile Genevois | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Guy Henry | ... | Un inspecteur (uncredited) | |
| Germaine Michel | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Pierre Mirat | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Alain Reynaud | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Marcel Rouzé | ... | (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Bernard Borderie | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Bernard Borderie | writer | |
| Antoine-Louis Dominique | novel | |
| Antoine-Louis Dominique | screenplay | |
| Jacques Robert | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Raoul Ploquin | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jean Leccia | |||
| Georges Van Parys | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Louis Page | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jacqueline Brachet | |||
| Pierre Gaudin | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Robert Clavel | |||
Production Management | |||
| Roger Descoffre | .... | unit manager | |
| Jean Mottet | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Paul Nuytens | .... | assistant director | |
| Jacques Rouffio | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| André Bakst | .... | assistant production designer | |
Sound Department | |||
| Louis Perrin | .... | sound editor | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Roger Duculot | .... | camera operator | |
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Bernard Borderie, on the evidence of this film, and the half-dozen Angélique films he made, was a competent journeyman director. He never inspires but sometimes he pleases the viewer, at least when actors like Pierre Dux, René Lefèvre and Charles Vanel are given sizeable parts. He uses his actors well, and this covers up the mediocrity of the plot (missing atomic weapons secrets, again!).
Lino Ventura uses his panache to get over the absurd aspects of the story--his supposed superhuman powers (breaking his chains, à la Samson) only make us snicker. Such was this man's appeal that we can watch him do the most preposterous things (he was a wrestler, and could do his own stunts) and be entertained.