The Associate

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

René Gainville

Writers

Jenaro Prieto, René Gainville, Jean-Claude Carrière

Language

French

Country

Belgium, France, Germany

Release date

22 August 1979

Ensemble

Cast

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  Michel Serrault

  Julien Pardot

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  Claudine Auger

  Agnès Pardot, épouse de Julien

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  Catherine Alric

  Mme Alice Duphorin, épouse de Marc, amante de Julien

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  Judith Magre

  Mme Breol, la secrétaire de Julien

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  Bernard Haller

  M. Hellzer, propriétaire d'une banque

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  Marco Perrin

  Colonel Vauban, administrateur de sociétés

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  Jean Martin

  M. Bastias

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  Fabrice Josso

  Thierry Pardot

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  Henri Virlogeux

  M. Urioste, agent de change

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  Mathieu Carrière

  Louis, ami de Julien

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  Vadim Glowna

  Me Marc Duphorin, avocat d'affaires véreux

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  Astrid Frank

  Mme Marie-Claude Hellzer, amante de Louis