The story follows Americans in Algeria at the time of the Allied invasion of North Africa in 1942.
Philippe Noiret
as Étienne Labrouche
Roger Hanin
as Léon Castelli
Richard Berry
as Rémy Castelli, le pilote d'avion, fils aîné de Léon
Peter Riegert
as Walter Giammanca, le boss américain
Macha Méril
as Mme Armande Labrouche
Jean-Pierre Bacri
as Norbert Castelli; second fils de Léon
Gérard Darmon
as Gaby Atlan
Fiona Gélin
as Sylvette Landry
Marthe Villalonga
as Mme Simone Castelli
Jean Benguigui
as Benjamin Fitoussi, alias "Johnny"
Patrick Bruel
as Pierre-Marie Labrouche, adopté par Étienne
Michel Creton
as José, travaille chez les Labrouche
