The Associate (1979 film)
The Associate | |
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Directed by | René Gainville |
Written by | Jean-Claude Carrière René Gainville Jenaro Prieto (novel) |
Produced by | René Gainville |
Starring | Michel Serrault Claudine Auger |
Cinematography | |
Edited by | Raymonde Guyot |
Music by | Michel Bernholc Mort Shuman |
Production companies | France 3 Maran Film |
Distributed by | Warner-Columbia Film |
Release date | 22 August 1979 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
Countries | France Hungary West Germany |
Language | French |
Box office | $1.6 million[1] |
The Associate (French:L'associé) is a 1979 comedy film directed by René Gainville and starring Michel Serrault, Claudine Auger and .[2] A co-production between France, Hungary and West Germany it is an adaptation of the 1928 novel The Partner by Jenaro Prieto. The film served as the inspiration for a 1996 American remake The Associate.
The film's sets were designed by the art director .
Cast[]
- Michel Serrault as Julien Pardot
- Claudine Auger as Agnès Pardot
- as Alice Duphorin
- Judith Magre as Mme. Brezol
- as Hellzer
- as Vauban
- Jean Martin as Bastias
- Fabrice Josso as Thierry Pardot
- Henri Virlojeux as Urioste
- Mathieu Carrière as Louis
- Vadim Glowna as Marc Duphorin
- Astrid Frank as Marie-Claude Hellzer
- Daniel Prévost as Zephir
- Jacques Legras as Inspector Pernais
- Dominique Zardi as Le portier du ministère
- as La femme au bébé
- Jacques Dynam as Mathivet
- Jean-Pierre Coffe as L'employé du museum d'histoire naturelle
- as Armand, le directeur
- Patrice Laffont as Un présentateur TV
- Christian Morin as L'animateur radio sur Europe 1
- Jean-Claude Carrière as Un homme à la lecture du testament
- as André - le ministre de l'économie
- as La dame aux bijoux
- as Un agent de la sécurité d'Hellzer
References[]
- ^ "L'associé (1979) (1979) - JPBox-Office".
- ^ Goble p.376
Bibliography[]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links[]
Categories:
- French-language films
- 1979 films
- 1979 comedy films
- French comedy films
- French films
- Hungarian films
- West German films
- 1970s French-language films
- Films directed by René Gainville
- Films based on Chilean novels
- 1970s French film stubs