| The Associate | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | René Gainville |
| Written by | Jean-Claude Carrière René Gainville Jenaro Prieto (novel) |
| Produced by | Simone Allouche René Gainville |
| Starring | Michel Serrault Claudine Auger Catherine Alric |
| Cinematography | Étienne Szabo |
| 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 Catherine Alric.[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 Sydney Bettex.
Cast
- Michel Serrault as Julien Pardot
- Claudine Auger as Agnès Pardot
- Catherine Alric as Alice Duphorin
- Judith Magre as Mme. Brezol
- Bernard Haller as Hellzer
- Marco Perrin 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
- Nathalie Courval as La femme au bébé
- Jacques Dynam as Mathivet
- Jean-Pierre Coffe as L'employé du museum d'histoire naturelle
- Jean Leuvrais 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
- Jean Degrave as André - le ministre de l'économie
- Olga Valéry as La dame aux bijoux
- Lionel Vitrant as Un agent de la sécurité d'Hellzer
- Béatrice Radian
- René Alié
- Jacques Galland
- Florence Brunold
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
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