Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Lou Pascal
- Susan Sarandon as Sally Matthews
- Kate Reid as Grace Pinza
- Robert Joy as Dave Matthews
- Hollis McLaren as Chrissie
- Michel Piccoli as Joseph
- Al Waxman as Alfie
- Robert Goulet as himself
The film features a cameo from Wallace Shawn as a waiter in a restaurant; Malle's next film was My Dinner with Andre, where Shawn is waited on as a customer.
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