The Associate
L'Associé
Release: 1979-08-22
·Runtime: 94m
·★ 6.4
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
Belgium
France
Production Companies
Maran Film
France 3
Maygar Productions
Cast
Michel Serrault
as Julien Pardot
Bernard Haller
as M. Hellzer, propriétaire d'une banque
Jean Martin
as M. Bastias
Astrid Frank
as Mme Marie-Claude Hellzer, amante de Louis
Jean-Pierre Coffe
as L'employé du magasin de squelettes
Fabrice Josso
as Thierry Pardot
Daniel Prévost
as M. Zephyr, « Top Concepteur » de l'agence de publicité
Jean-Claude Carrière
as Un homme présent à la lecture du testament, Un homme à la lecture du testament (uncredited)
Sophie Grimaldi
as L'antiquaire sans-gêne
Judith Magre
as Mme Breol, la secrétaire de Julien
Jacques Legras
as M. Pernais, inspecteur de police
Florence Brunold
as L'autre antiquaire, prétentieuse et bête
Pierre Belot
as Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris
Raymond Pierson
as Un épargnant en colère
Olga Valéry
as Une cliente, la femme aux bijoux (uncredited)
Christian Morin
as L'animateur radio de Europe 1
Henri Virlogeux
as M. Urioste, agent de change
Dominique Zardi
as Le portier du ministère
Madeleine Bouchez
as La dame âge outrée du legs pour Julien
Catherine Alric
as Mme Alice Duphorin, épouse de Marc, amante de Julien
Marco Perrin
as Colonel Vauban, administrateur de sociétés
Mathieu Carrière
as Louis, ami de Julien
Vadim Glowna
as Me Marc Duphorin, avocat d'affaires véreux
Patrice Laffont
as Un présentateur de télévision
Carmelo Petix
as Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris
Fanny Magier
as Une cliente attendant M. Davis
Ernest Menzer
as Un client attendant M. Davis
Jacques Galland
as Un client qui attend et en vient aux mains
Jacques Dynam
as M. Mathivet, promoteur d'affaires
Jean Degrave
as André, le ministre de l'économie (uncredited)
Patrick Gobert
as Un autre C.R.S.qui intervient pour M. Hellzer (uncredited)
Lionel Vitrant
as Un C.R.S.qui intervient pour M. Hellzer (uncredited)
Claudine Auger
as Agnès Pardot, épouse de Julien
Nathalie Courval
as La femme au bébé qui fait du chantage
