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Director René Gainville
Runtime 1h 34m
Genres Comedy
Film The Associate 1979 · 1h 34m· Comedy
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.
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Michel Serrault as Julien Pardot Claudine Auger as Agnès Pardot, épouse de Julien Catherine Alric as Mme Alice Duphorin, épouse de Marc, amante de Julien Judith Magre as Mme Breol, la secrétaire de Julien Bernard Haller as M. Hellzer, propriétaire d'une banque Marco Perrin as Colonel Vauban, administrateur de sociétés Jean Martin as M. Bastias Fabrice Josso as Thierry Pardot Henri Virlogeux as M. Urioste, agent de change Mathieu Carrière as Louis, ami de Julien Vadim Glowna as Me Marc Duphorin, avocat d'affaires véreux Astrid Frank as Mme Marie-Claude Hellzer, amante de Louis Béatrice Radian Daniel Prévost as M. Zephyr, « Top Concepteur » de l'agence de publicité Jacques Legras as M. Pernais, inspecteur de police René Alié as Un client investisseur, mari de la femme aux bijoux Dominique Zardi as Le portier du ministère Jacques Galland as Un client qui attend et en vient aux mains Nathalie Courval as La femme au bébé qui fait du chantage Jacques Dynam as M. Mathivet, promoteur d'affaires Jean-Pierre Coffe as L'employé du magasin de squelettes Jean Leuvrais as M. Armand, le directeur de l'agence de publicité Patrice Laffont as Un présentateur de télévision Christian Morin as L'animateur radio de Europe 1 Sophie Grimaldi as L'antiquaire sans-gêne Florence Brunold as L'autre antiquaire, prétentieuse et bête Pierre Belot as Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris Carmelo Petix as Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris Madeleine Bouchez as La dame âge outrée du legs pour Julien Jean-Claude Carrière as Un homme présent à la lecture du testament Key Crew
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 44 crew)
Details Runtime 1h 34m
Status Released
Studios Maran Film · France•3 · Maygar Productions
Languages French
Countries Belgium · France · Germany
Rating 6.5/10 · 10 votes
Original language fr
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