

The Associate (1979)
L'Associé
Overview
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.
What is The Associate about?
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. The Associate is a Comedy movie, released on 1979-08-22, runtime 94 minutes.
Is The Associate worth watching?
TMDB users rate The Associate 6.5 out of 10 from 11 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
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Directed by
René Gainville
Cast
- Michel Serrault as Julien Pardot
- Claudine Auger as Agnès Pardot, épouse de Julien
- Catherine Alric as Mme Alice Duphorin, épouse de Marc, amante de Julien
- Judith Magre as Mme Breol, la secrétaire de Julien
- Bernard Haller as M. Hellzer, propriétaire d'une banque
- Marco Perrin as Colonel Vauban, administrateur de sociétés
- Jean Martin as M. Bastias
- Fabrice Josso as Thierry Pardot
- Henri Virlogeux as M. Urioste, agent de change
- Mathieu Carrière as Louis, ami de Julien
- Vadim Glowna as Me Marc Duphorin, avocat d'affaires véreux
- Astrid Frank as Mme Marie-Claude Hellzer, amante de Louis
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