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The Associate
Genres
Comedy
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
1979-08-22
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
6.4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Astrid Frank
Mme Marie-Claude Hellzer, amante de Louis
Béatrice Radian
Daniel Prévost
M. Zephyr, « Top Concepteur » de l'agence de publicité
Jacques Legras
M. Pernais, inspecteur de police
René Alié
Un client investisseur, mari de la femme aux bijoux
Dominique Zardi
Le portier du ministère
Jacques Galland
Un client qui attend et en vient aux mains
Nathalie Courval
La femme au bébé qui fait du chantage
Jacques Dynam
M. Mathivet, promoteur d'affaires
Jean-Pierre Coffe
L'employé du magasin de squelettes
Jean Leuvrais
M. Armand, le directeur de l'agence de publicité
Patrice Laffont
Un présentateur de télévision
Christian Morin
L'animateur radio de Europe 1
Sophie Grimaldi
L'antiquaire sans-gêne
Florence Brunold
L'autre antiquaire, prétentieuse et bête
Pierre Belot
Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris
Carmelo Petix
Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris
Madeleine Bouchez
La dame âge outrée du legs pour Julien
Jean-Claude Carrière
Un homme présent à la lecture du testament
Fanny Magier
Une cliente attendant M. Davis
Nicole Dessailly
Une client qui veut investir
Ernest Menzer
Un client attendant M. Davis
Raymond Pierson
Un épargnant en colère
Albert Lerner
Un épargnant en colère
Jean-Claude Carrière
Un homme à la lecture du testament (uncredited)
Jean Degrave
André, le ministre de l'économie (uncredited)
Patrick Gobert
Un autre C.R.S.qui intervient pour M. Hellzer (uncredited)
Lionel Vitrant
Un C.R.S.qui intervient pour M. Hellzer (uncredited)
Olga Valéry
Une cliente, la femme aux bijoux (uncredited)
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