The Possessors (1958)
Noël Schoudler, founder of an empire built on three foundations - sugar, banking and the press - reigns like an absolute sovereign over his business and his family. But someone is about to challenge this authority: his son François...
Director:
Denys de La Patellière
Writers:
Michel Audiard, Denys de La Patellière.
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Jean Gabin as Noël Schoudler, le patriarche financier |
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Annie Ducaux as Adèle Schoudler, femme de Noël |
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Jean Desailly as François Schoudler, le fils |
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Françoise Christophe as Jacqueline Schoudler, la bru |
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Patrick Millow as Jean-Noël Schoulder, le petit fils |
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Aimé Clariond as Gérard, marquis de La Monnerie |
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Jean Murat as Le général Robert de La Monnerie |
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Françoise Delbart as Isabelle de la Monnerie |
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Louis Seigner as Raoul Leroy |
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Jean Wall as Pierre Leroy |
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Jean Ozenne as le professeur Émile Lartois |
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Bernard Blier as Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël |
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Pierre Brasseur as Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif |
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Julien Bertheau as Le père de Lesquendieu |
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Daniel Lecourtois as Albéric Canet |
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Jean Lanier as Voisart, l'agent de change de Lucien |
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Nadine Tallier as Sylvaine Dual, l'amie de Maublanc |
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Pierre Leproux as L'impresario de Sylvaine Dual |
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Jacques Monod as Anatole Rousseau, ministre des finances |
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Michèle Nadal as La sténo du journal |
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Dominique Rozan as Un courtier à la bourse |
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Emmanuelle Riva as la secrétaire de Noël |
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Pascal Mazzotti as Le chauffeur |
| Directing | Denys de La Patellière | Director |
| Writing | Michel Audiard | Screenplay |
| Production | Claude Hauser | Producer |
| Art | René Renoux | Production Design |
| Writing | Maurice Druon | Novel |
| Writing | Michel Audiard | Dialogue |
| Camera | Louis Page | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jean-Paul Guibert | Producer |
| Writing | Denys de La Patellière | Screenplay |
| Sound | Maurice Thiriet | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jacqueline Thiédot | Editor |