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The Associate [L'Associé]

Release Year
1979
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Comedy
Directed By
René Gainville
The Associate

An unemployed investor creates a fictious business partner to attempt to improve business. Eventually, his creation gets out of control as his business becomes successful and his wife announces that she is in love with the partner and his son wishes the partner was his father -- although no one has ever seen him. To regain control, the man decides to "kill" his imaginary partner and is arrested for the murder.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Michel Serrault

Julien Pardot

Claudine Auger

Agnès Pardot, épouse de Julien

Catherine Alric

Mme Alice Duphorin, épouse de Marc, amante de Julien

Judith Magre

Mme Breol, la secrétaire de Julien

Bernard Haller

M. Hellzer, propriétaire d'une banque

Marco Perrin

Colonel Vauban, administrateur de sociétés

Jean Martin

M. Bastias

Fabrice Josso

Thierry Pardot

Henri Virlogeux

M. Urioste, agent de change

Mathieu Carrière

Louis, ami de Julien

Vadim Glowna

Me Marc Duphorin, avocat d'affaires véreux (Participation)

Astrid Frank

Mme Marie-Claude Hellzer, amante de Louis

Crew

René Gainville

Director

Jean-Claude Carrière

Screenplay

René Gainville

Screenplay

Étienne Szabo

Director of Photography

Michel Bernholc

Original Music Composer

Mort Shuman

Original Music Composer

Raymonde Guyot

Editor

René Gainville

Producer

Jenaro Prieto

Novel

René Gainville

Adaptation

Jean-Claude Carrière

Dialogue

André Naudin

Sound Designer

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