France / Aug 22, 1979
1h 34min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Fabrice Josso | Thierry Pardot |
| Henri Virlogeux | M. Urioste, agent de change |
| Mathieu Carrière | Louis, ami de Julien |
| Vadim Glowna | Me Marc Duphorin, avocat d'affaires véreux |
| Astrid Frank | Mme Marie-Claude Hellzer, amante de Louis |
| Béatrice Radian | |
| Daniel Prévost | M. Zephyr, « Top Concepteur » de l'agence de publicité |
| Jacques Legras | M. Pernais, inspecteur de police |
| René Alié | Un client investisseur, mari de la femme aux bijoux |
| Dominique Zardi | Le portier du ministère |
| Jacques Galland | Un client qui attend et en vient aux mains |
| Nathalie Courval | La femme au bébé qui fait du chantage |
| Jacques Dynam | M. Mathivet, promoteur d'affaires |
| Jean-Pierre Coffe | L'employé du magasin de squelettes |
| Jean Leuvrais | M. Armand, le directeur de l'agence de publicité |
| Patrice Laffont | Un présentateur de télévision |
| Christian Morin | L'animateur radio de Europe 1 |
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| Sophie Grimaldi | L'antiquaire sans-gêne |
| Florence Brunold | L'autre antiquaire, prétentieuse et bête |
| Pierre Belot | Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris |
| Carmelo Petix | Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris |
| Madeleine Bouchez | La dame âge outrée du legs pour Julien |
| Jean-Claude Carrière | Un homme présent à la lecture du testament |
| Fanny Magier | Une cliente attendant M. Davis |
| Nicole Dessailly | Une client qui veut investir |
| Ernest Menzer | Un client attendant M. Davis |
| Raymond Pierson | Un épargnant en colère |
| Albert Lerner | Un épargnant en colère |
| Jean-Claude Carrière | Un homme à la lecture du testament (uncredited) |
| Jean Degrave | André, le ministre de l'économie (uncredited) |
| Patrick Gobert | Un autre C.R.S.qui intervient pour M. Hellzer (uncredited) |
| Lionel Vitrant | Un C.R.S.qui intervient pour M. Hellzer (uncredited) |
| Olga Valéry | Une cliente, la femme aux bijoux (uncredited) |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'Associé |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | Belgium, France, Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Maran Film, France 3, Maygar Productions |
| Release date | 22 agosto 1979 |
| Executive producer | Simone Allouche |
| Production | René Gainville |
| Writer | Jean-Claude Carrière, René Gainville, Jenaro Prieto |
| Editing | Raymonde Guyot |
| Cinematography | Étienne Szabo, Daniel Leterrier, Jean-Paul Toraille, André Attelian, Claude Bourgoin |
| Assistant directors | Patrick Jaquillard, Olivier Horlait, René Gainville |
| Lighting | Luigi Bisioli |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Netherlands / Jan 31, 1980
Italy / Mar 28, 1980
Spain / Apr 19, 1982
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United States / Aug 01, 1982
Portugal / Aug 19, 1982
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