A famous, ruthless writer takes a handsome young worker, with aspirations of becoming a tightrope artist, as his lover and protege, but suffers tragic consequences when he later discards him for another youth.
Michel Piccoli
as Marcel Spadice
Lilah Dadi
as Franz-Ali Aoussine
Polly Walker
as Hélène Lagache
Doris Kunstmann
as Christa Aoussine
Patrick Mille
as Fredy Babitchev
Juliette Degenne
as Jacqueline Masset
Laurent Hennequin
as Soldat
Olivier Pajot
as Diekman
Emiliano Suarez
as Le directeur du cirque en tournée
Michel Palmer
as Monsieur Loyal
Bernard Farcy
as Policier au commissariat
Guy Louret
as Agent auxiliaire Rouquet
