The Associate (1979)

08/22/1979 (BE) • 1h 34m

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.

Top Billed 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


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

paris, france

1970s

scam

financial transactions

financial empire

private banking

financial fraud

french

comedy

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