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The Associate
The Associate

The Associate

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Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

22 August 1979

Country

Belgium

Cast

Michel Serrault

Michel Serrault

Julien Pardot

Claudine Auger

Claudine Auger

Agnès Pardot, épouse de Julien

Catherine Alric

Catherine Alric

Mme Alice Duphorin, épouse de Marc, amante de Julien

Judith Magre

Judith Magre

Mme Breol, la secrétaire de Julien

Bernard Haller

Bernard Haller

M. Hellzer, propriétaire d'une banque

Marco Perrin

Marco Perrin

Colonel Vauban, administrateur de sociétés

Jean Martin

Jean Martin

M. Bastias

Fabrice Josso

Fabrice Josso

Thierry Pardot

Henri Virlogeux

Henri Virlogeux

M. Urioste, agent de change

Mathieu Carrière

Mathieu Carrière

Louis, ami de Julien

Vadim Glowna

Vadim Glowna

Me Marc Duphorin, avocat d'affaires véreux

Astrid Frank

Astrid Frank

Mme Marie-Claude Hellzer, amante de Louis

Béatrice Radian

Béatrice Radian

Daniel Prévost

Daniel Prévost

M. Zephyr, « Top Concepteur » de l'agence de publicité

Jacques Legras

Jacques Legras

M. Pernais, inspecteur de police

René Alié

René Alié

Un client investisseur, mari de la femme aux bijoux

Dominique Zardi

Dominique Zardi

Le portier du ministère

Jacques Galland

Jacques Galland

Un client qui attend et en vient aux mains

Nathalie Courval

Nathalie Courval

La femme au bébé qui fait du chantage

Jacques Dynam

Jacques Dynam

M. Mathivet, promoteur d'affaires

Jean-Pierre Coffe

Jean-Pierre Coffe

L'employé du magasin de squelettes

Jean Leuvrais

Jean Leuvrais

M. Armand, le directeur de l'agence de publicité

Patrice Laffont

Patrice Laffont

Un présentateur de télévision

Christian Morin

Christian Morin

L'animateur radio de Europe 1

Sophie Grimaldi

Sophie Grimaldi

L'antiquaire sans-gêne

Florence Brunold

Florence Brunold

L'autre antiquaire, prétentieuse et bête

Pierre Belot

Pierre Belot

Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris

Carmelo Petix

Carmelo Petix

Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris

Madeleine Bouchez

Madeleine Bouchez

La dame âge outrée du legs pour Julien

Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude Carrière

Un homme présent à la lecture du testament

Fanny Magier

Fanny Magier

Une cliente attendant M. Davis

Nicole Dessailly

Nicole Dessailly

Une client qui veut investir

Ernest Menzer

Ernest Menzer

Un client attendant M. Davis

Raymond Pierson

Raymond Pierson

Un épargnant en colère

Albert Lerner

Albert Lerner

Un épargnant en colère

Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude Carrière

Un homme à la lecture du testament (uncredited)

Jean Degrave

Jean Degrave

André, le ministre de l'économie (uncredited)

Patrick Gobert

Patrick Gobert

Un autre C.R.S.qui intervient pour M. Hellzer (uncredited)

Lionel Vitrant

Lionel Vitrant

Un C.R.S.qui intervient pour M. Hellzer (uncredited)

Olga Valéry

Olga Valéry

Une cliente, la femme aux bijoux (uncredited)

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