Top cast
Jean-Louis Barrault
Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne
Marcello Mastroianni
Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt
Hanna Schygulla
Countess Sophie de la Borde
Harvey Keitel
Thomas Paine
Jean-Claude Brialy
Monsieur Jacob
Andréa Ferréol
Madame Adélaïde Gagnon
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Monsieur Sauce
Michel Vitold
De Florange
Laura Betti
Virginia Capacelli
Enzo Jannacci
Italian clown
Pierre Malet
Emile Delage, student revolutionary
Daniel Gélin
De Wendel
Hugues Quester
Jean-Louis Romeuf
Dora Doll
Nanette Precy
Caterina Boratto
Madame Faustine
Didi Perego
Madame Sauce
Évelyne
Agnès, Restif's daughter
Aline Mess
Marie-Madeleine, Sophie's servant
Directed by
Ettore Scola
Written by
Sergio Amidei, Ettore Scola
Produced by
Renzo Rossellini
