Male Companion
Male Companion | |
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Directed by | Philippe de Broca |
Written by | Philippe de Broca André Couteaux |
Produced by | |
Starring | Jean-Pierre Cassel Jean-Pierre Marielle |
Cinematography | Raoul Coutard |
Edited by | Françoise Javet |
Music by | Georges Delerue |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $3,951,450[1] |
Male Companion (French: Un monsieur de compagnie) is a 1964 French film directed by Philippe de Broca and written by André Couteaux. The main character Antoine was played by Jean-Pierre Cassel.[2]
Plot[]
Antoine was raised into the easy life by his very rich grandfather. After the death of his grandfather the money has gone and Antoine falls under the influence of various easy people.
Cast[]
- Jean-Pierre Cassel - Antoine
- Catherine Deneuve - Isabelle
- Jean-Pierre Marielle - Balthazar
- Irina Demick - Nicole
- Annie Girardot - Clara
- Sandra Milo - Maria
- Marcel Dalio - Krieg von Spiel
- Jean-Claude Brialy - Le prince / The Prince
- André Luguet - Le grand-père / Grandfather
- Valérie Lagrange - Louisette
- Paolo Stoppa - Professor Gaetano
- Adolfo Celi - Benvenuto
- Rosemary Dexter - L'étudiante / Student
- Jacques Dynam - Le père d'Isabelle / Isabelle's Father
- Rosy Varte - La mère d'Isabelle / Isabelle's Mother
- Memmo Carotenuto - L'agent à Rome / Policeman
- Giustino Durano - Le boulanger / A Baker
- Geneviève Fontanel - Socratès's friend
Reception[]
According to Fox records, the film needed to earn $1,400,000 in rentals to break even and made $780,000, meaning it made a loss.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Un monsieur de compagnie (1964) - JPBox-Office".
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (2011). "New York Times: Male Companion". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ Silverman, Stephen M (1988). The Fox that got away : the last days of the Zanuck dynasty at Twentieth Century-Fox. L. Stuart. p. 325. ISBN 9780818404856.
External links[]
- New York Times Review By Bosley Crowther Published: February 15, 1966
- Male Companion at IMDb
Categories:
- 1964 films
- French-language films
- French films
- French romantic comedy films
- Films scored by Georges Delerue
- Films directed by Philippe de Broca
- 1960s French film stubs