Actor	Role
Gérard Desarthe	The Duke of Bourbon
Michel Beaune	Captain La Griolais
Monique Chaumette	Yvonne, governess of Pontcallec
François Dyrek	Montlouis
Jean-Paul Farré	Father Burdo
Nicole Garcia	'La Fillon'
Raymond Girard	Chirac
Jacques Hilling	Abbot Gratellard
Bernard Lajarrige	Amaury de Lambilly
Thierry Lhermitte	Count of Horn
Christian Clavier	The servant of the inn
Michel Blanc	Louis XV's valet
Monique Lejeune	Madame de Sabran
Brigitte Roüan	The prostitute
Georges Riquier	Brunet d'Ivry
Andrée Tainsy	Nun
Jean Amos	Police officer

Roland Amstutz	Regent's Coachman
Gilbert Bahon	Cabman
Bruno Balp	Valet Leblanc
Michel Berto	Abbot of Louis XV
Richard Bigotini	Neighbor of the inn
Stéphane Bouy	Nocé
Liza Braconnier	Louis XV's servant
Agnès Château	Peasant woman of the accident
Philippe Chauveau	Witness of the inn
Daniel Duval	Domestic
Yves Elliot	Breton peasant
Pierre Forget	The "Iroquois" Jesuit
Claude Furlan	Inn worker
Guy Gerbaud	Monk of the Nantes prison
Gilles Guillot	Deacon of the hospice
Maurice Jacquemont	Priest who initiates Dubois
Yvon Lec	Priest of the procession
Jacques Lelut	The first bandit
Bernadette Le Saché	Hélène de Lambilly
Eric Lorvoire	Count de Horn's accomplice
Bertrand Migeat	Thee second bandit
Pierre Moncorbier	Abbot Fleury
René Morard	Peddler
Jean-Jacques Moreau	Peasant
Jacqueline Parent	Severine, Regent's goddaughter
Gérard Pichon	Baker
Bernard Pierrot	Musician leader
Jean-Paul Poirer	The sleeper
Jacques Pratoussy	Lackey
Colette Proust	Clairvoyant
Patrick Raynal	Lackey
Jean Rougerie	Talhoüet
Marie-Jo Simenon	Novice
Anthony Stuart	Ambassador Stairs
Hélène Vincent	Madame de Saint-Simon
Jean-Luc Moreau	Flautist
Gérard Jugnot	Lackey opening a door (uncredited)
Marcel Dalio	Nobleman suffocating at the meal (uncredited)
Sophie Jarry	Little girl, future prostitute (uncredited)

Dettaglio	Valore
Titolo originale	Que la fête commence !
Lingua originale	Français (FR)
Lingue parlate	Brezhoneg, Français
Paesi di produzione	France
Stato	Released
Compagnie di produzione	Fildebroc, Les Productions de la Guéville, Universal Pictures France
Data di uscita	23 marzo 1975
Producer	Michelle de Broca, Yves Robert
Writer	Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Aurenche
Editors	Armand Psenny
Cinematography	Pierre-William Glenn
Asst. Directors	Bertrand Tavernier
Camera Operators	Pierre-William Glenn
Add. Photography	Pierre-William Glenn

Production Design	Pierre Guffroy
Art Direction	Pierre Guffroy
Set Decoration	Pierre Guffroy
Composer	Antoine Duhamel, Michel Desrois, Maurice Gilbert
Sound	Antoine Duhamel, Michel Desrois, Maurice Gilbert
Costume Design	Jacqueline Moreau, Thi-Loan Nguyen, Marc Blanchard
Makeup	Thi-Loan Nguyen, Jacqueline Moreau, Marc Blanchard
Hairstyling	Jacqueline Moreau, Thi-Loan Nguyen, Marc Blanchard

Plot

Main cast