The Miser (1980)
The children of Harpagon, Cléante and his sister Elise, are each in love but they still haven’t spoken to their father yet. Harpagon is a miser who wants to choose the right man and the right woman for his children. Based on Molière’s play.
Directors:
Louis de Funès, Jean Girault.
Writers:
Louis de Funès, Jean Girault.
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Louis de Funès as Harpagon |
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Michel Galabru as Maître Jacques |
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Claude Gensac as Frosine |
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Bernard Ménez as La Flèche |
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Guy Grosso as Brindavoine |
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Michel Modo as La merluche |
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Henri Génès as Le commissaire |
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Hervé Bellon as Valére |
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Georges Audoubert as Anselme |
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Max Montavon as Maître Simon |
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Micheline Bourday as Dame Claude |
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Madeleine Barbulée as La mère de Marianne |
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Anne Caudry as Marianne |
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Claire Dupray as Elise |
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Franck Cabot-David as Cléante |
| Directing | Louis de Funès | Director |
| Writing | Louis de Funès | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jean Girault | Director |
| Writing | Jean Girault | Screenplay |
| Writing | Molière | Theatre Play |
| Production | Christian Fechner | Producer |
| Sound | Jean Bizet | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Edmond Richard | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Michel Lewin | Editor |
| Production | Sydney Bettex | Production Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosine Delamare | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne-Marie Branca-Martiquet | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anatole Paris | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Bernard Seitz | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | François Mimet | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Paul Lainé | Sound |
| Camera | Philippe Houdart | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jacques Mironneau | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Jean Guélis | Choreographer |
| Crew | Hervé Lelièvre | Special Effects |
| Crew | Georges Proust | Special Effects |