Life and Nothing But

In 1920, Major Dellaplane, a man of honor and ethics, searches for missing French soldiers. He meets Madame Irène de Courtil, a politically connected Parisian, and their paths cross.

Philippe Noiret

(Commander Delaplane)

Sabine Azéma

(Irène de Courtil)

Pascale Vignal

(Alice)

Maurice Barrier

(Mercadot)

François Perrot

(Perrin)

Jean-Pol Dubois

(André, chauffeur)

Daniel Russo

(Lieutenant Trévise)

Michel Duchaussoy

(General Villerieux)

Arlette Gilbert

(Valentine)

Louis Lyonnet

(Valentin)

Charlotte Maury-Sentier

(Cora Mabel)

François Caron

(Julien)

Thierry Gimenez

(Engineering adjutant)

Frédérique Meininger

(Mrs. Lebègue)

Pierre Trabaud

(Eugène Dilatoire)

Jean-Roger Milo

(Monsieur Lebègue)

André Claisse

(Customer in the restaurant)

Didier Grégoire

(Soldier in the party hall)

Marcel Zanini

(Léon, musician)

Catherine Verlor

(Nun at the beach)

Jean-Christophe Lebert

(The amnesiac)

Bruno Therasse

(Rougeaud)

Philippe Uchan

(The man without legs)

Marion Loran

(Solange de Boissancourt)

Charlotte Kady

(Nun in the hospital)

Gabriel Cattand

(Professor Mortier)

Christophe Odent

(Poirleau)

Christian Magnan

(Catreux)

Jean Champion

(Lagrange)

Philippe Deplanche

(Lecordier)

Michel Cassagne

(Abel Masclé)

Frédéric Pierrot

(Marcel)

François Domange

(Georges)

Jean-Paul Comart

(Fagot)

Patrick Massieu

(Cemetery keeper)

Didier Harlmann

(The armless man)

Pascal Elso

(The blind man)

Odile Cointepas

(Madame Hannesson)

Louba Guertchikoff

(The woman with blue eyes)

Jean-Claude Calon

(The zealous Sergeant)

Jean-Yves Gautier

(Caporal)

Gilles Janeyrand

(Non-commissioned Officer)

Nicolas Tronc

(Soldier Lefèvre)

Michèle Gleizer

(Farmer's wife)

Daniel Langlet

(Monsieur Lohac)

Adrienne Bonnet

(Madame Lohac)

Marcel Zanini

(Léon)

Marc Perrone

(Pochin)

Georges Staquet

(Vicar)

Alain Frérot

(Pelat)

François Dyrek

(Vergnes)

Oswald d'Andréa

(Pianist Cora Mabel)

Micky Baker

(Banjo jazz)

Sancoma Everett

(Drummer jazz)

Bobby Few

(Pianist jazz)

Steve Potts

(Saxophonist jazz)

Mike Zwerin

(Jennings)

Bruno Raffaelli

(Maginot)

Éric Dufay

(Soldier Thain)