The Associate
Brief Synopsis
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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.
Cast & Crew
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Rene Gainville
Director
Michel Serrault
Julien Pardot
Claudine Auger
Agnes
Catherine Alric
Alice
Judith Magre
Madame Brezol
Mathieu Carriere
Louis
Film Details
Also Known As
Associate, The, Associe
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1979
Production Company
Fr3 Films Productions
Distribution Company
Nelson Entertainment; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Fujicolor)
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
Rene Gainville
Director
Cast
Michel Serrault
Julien Pardot
Claudine Auger
Agnes
Catherine Alric
Alice
Judith Magre
Madame Brezol
Mathieu Carriere
Louis
Bernard Haller
Hellzer
Marco Perrin
Vauban
Jean Leuvrais
Armand
Daniel Prévost
Zephyr
Henri Virlogeux
Urioste
Vadim Glowna
Duphorin
Astrid Frank
Madame Hellze
Henri Virlojeux
Crew
Sydney Bettex
Art Direction
Jean Bourgoin
Camera Operator
Jean-claude Carriere
Screenwriter
Alain Darbon
Production Manager
Catherine Degenainville
Continuity
Catherine Demesmaeker
Makeup
Cecile Ducroquet
Costume Designer
Robert Fugier
Production Manager Assistant
Rene Gainville
Screenwriter
Raymonde Guyot
Editor
Olivier Horlait
2nd Assistant Director
Patrick Jaquillard
1st Assistant Director
Daniel Leterrier
Camera Assistant
Harrik Maury
Sound
Michel Mellier
Sound Assistant
Jenaro Prieto
Source Material (From Novel)
Mort Shuman
Music
Etienne Szabo
Director Of Photography
Jean-paul Toraille
Camera Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Associate, The, Associe
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1979
Production Company
Fr3 Films Productions
Distribution Company
Nelson Entertainment; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Fujicolor)
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1979
Released in United States 1979
