Live scenes of Paris and a continuity Narrator link together four dramatic re-enactments of original ballet creations by Roland Petit and his ensemble, Ballets de Paris: Carmen (1949), La croqueuse de diamants (1950), Deuil en 24 heures (1953), and Cyrano de Bergerac (1959).
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Self - Presenter | Maurice Chevalier |
| Themselves | Les Ballets de Paris |
| The Gold Digger | Zizi Jeanmaire |
| Carmen | Zizi Jeanmaire |
| Pierrot | Dirk Sanders |
| The Bartender | Bertie Eckhrat |
| Ruffian | Raoul Celada |
| Ruffian | Gerard Lemaitre |
| Waiter at Coffee Shop | Gerard Lemaitre |
| Ruffian | Elwin Carel |
| Ruffian | Hans von Manen |
| The Husband | Hans von Manen |
| Smuggler | Hans von Manen |
| Ruffian | Claude Jourdan |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Terence Young |
| Writer | Roland Petit |
| Writer | Edmond Rostand |
| Writer | Prosper Mérimée |
| Producer | Joe Kaufmann |
| Composer | Maurice Barthet |
| Composer | Marius Constant |
| Editor | Françoise Javet |
| Production designer | Bazarte |
