The Associate

The Associate

94 mins | Comedy | Aug. 22, 1979

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

94 mins | Comedy | Aug. 22, 1979

The Associate
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.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Maran Film, France 3
Original title L'Associé
Directors René Gainville
Writers René Gainville, Jenaro Prieto, Jean-Claude Carrière

Cast

Michel Serrault

as Julien Pardot

Claudine Auger

as Agnès Pardot

Catherine Alric

as Alice Duphorin

Judith Magre

as Mme Breol, la secrétaire

Bernard Haller

as Hellzer

Marco Perrin

as Vauban

Jean Martin

as Bastias

Fabrice Josso

as Thierry Pardot

Henri Virlogeux

as Urioste

Vadim Glowna

as Marc Duphorin

Astrid Frank

as Marie-Claude Hellzer

Daniel Prévost

as Zephir

Jacques Legras

as Inspecteur Pernais

Dominique Zardi

as Le portier du ministère

Nathalie Courval

as La femme au bébé

Jacques Dynam

as Mathivet

Jean-Pierre Coffe

as L'employé du museum d'histoire naturelle

Jean Leuvrais

as Armand, le directeur

Patrice Laffont

as Un présentateur TV

Christian Morin

as L'animateur radio sur Europe 1

Jean-Claude Carrière

as Un homme à la lecture du testament (uncredited)

Jean Degrave

as André - le ministre de l'économie (uncredited)

Olga Valéry

as La dame aux bijoux (uncredited)

Lionel Vitrant

as Un agent de la sécurité d'Hellzer (uncredited)