The Associate (1979)
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.
Director:
René Gainville
Writers:
René Gainville, Jean-Claude Carrière.
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Michel Serrault as Julien Pardot |
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Claudine Auger as Agnès Pardot, épouse de Julien |
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Catherine Alric as Mme Alice Duphorin, épouse de Marc, amante de Julien |
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Judith Magre as Mme Breol, la secrétaire de Julien |
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Bernard Haller as M. Hellzer, propriétaire d'une banque |
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Marco Perrin as Colonel Vauban, administrateur de sociétés |
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Jean Martin as M. Bastias |
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Fabrice Josso as Thierry Pardot |
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Henri Virlogeux as M. Urioste, agent de change |
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Mathieu Carrière as Louis, ami de Julien |
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Vadim Glowna as Me Marc Duphorin, avocat d'affaires véreux |
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Astrid Frank as Mme Marie-Claude Hellzer, amante de Louis |
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Béatrice Radian as |
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Daniel Prévost as M. Zephyr, « Top Concepteur » de l'agence de publicité |
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Jacques Legras as M. Pernais, inspecteur de police |
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René Alié as Un client investisseur, mari de la femme aux bijoux |
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Dominique Zardi as Le portier du ministère |
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Jacques Galland as Un client qui attend et en vient aux mains |
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Nathalie Courval as La femme au bébé qui fait du chantage |
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Jacques Dynam as M. Mathivet, promoteur d'affaires |
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Jean-Pierre Coffe as L'employé du magasin de squelettes |
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Jean Leuvrais as M. Armand, le directeur de l'agence de publicité |
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Patrice Laffont as Un présentateur de télévision |
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Christian Morin as L'animateur radio de Europe 1 |
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Sophie Grimaldi as L'antiquaire sans-gêne |
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Florence Brunold as L'autre antiquaire, prétentieuse et bête |
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Pierre Belot as Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris |
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Carmelo Petix as Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris |
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Madeleine Bouchez as La dame âge outrée du legs pour Julien |
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Jean-Claude Carrière as Un homme présent à la lecture du testament |
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Fanny Magier as Une cliente attendant M. Davis |
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Nicole Dessailly as Une client qui veut investir |
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Ernest Menzer as Un client attendant M. Davis |
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Raymond Pierson as Un épargnant en colère |
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Albert Lerner as Un épargnant en colère |
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Jean-Claude Carrière as Un homme à la lecture du testament (uncredited) |
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Jean Degrave as André, le ministre de l'économie (uncredited) |
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Patrick Gobert as Un autre C.R.S.qui intervient pour M. Hellzer (uncredited) |
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Lionel Vitrant as Un C.R.S.qui intervient pour M. Hellzer (uncredited) |
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Olga Valéry as Une cliente, la femme aux bijoux (uncredited) |
| Directing | René Gainville | Director |
| Sound | Pascale Allouche | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Jean-Paul Toraille | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cécile Ducroquet | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nathalie Doux | Costumer |
| Art | Jean-François Corneille | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Maurice Gilbert | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Desmemaeker | Makeup & Hair |
| Camera | Daniel Leterrier | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Geneviève Monteilh | Makeup & Hair |
| Crew | Catherine de Geninville | Script |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danièle Jaquillard | Makeup & Hair |
| Directing | Olivier Horlait | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Nicole Boisseau | Sound Editor |
| Art | Roland Jacobs | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Patrick Jaquillard | Assistant Director |
| Sound | André Naudin | Sound Designer |
| Art | Angelo Rizzi | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Monique Assouline | Editorial Staff |
| Writing | René Gainville | Adaptation |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière | Dialogue |
| Production | Alain Darbon | Production Director |
| Editing | Raymonde Guyot | Editor |
| Sound | Michel Bernholc | Original Music Composer |
| Production | René Gainville | Producer |
| Writing | René Gainville | Screenplay |
| Camera | Étienne Szabo | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Boye | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucie Saint Clair | Hair Designer |
| Lighting | Luigi Bisioli | Gaffer |
| Sound | Michel Mellier | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Production | Marie-Christine Vankeunebrouck | Administration |
| Production | Simone Allouche | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Fugier | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Harrik Maury | Sound Engineer |
| Production | Danièlle Lutin | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michel Goma | Costumer |
| Production | Frédéric Sauvagnac | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Geneviève Tarka | Costumer |
| Sound | Mort Shuman | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière | Screenplay |
| Camera | Claude Bourgoin | Camera Operator |
| Camera | André Attelian | Key Grip |
| Art | Sydney Bettex | Head Decorator |
| Writing | Jenaro Prieto | Novel |
