The Associate

Name: The Associate
Released: 1979-08-22
Rating: 6.5

6.5/10 (10)

·1979· 94 min

Director: René Gainville

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

Michel Serrault

Julien Pardot

Claudine Auger

Agnès Pardot, épouse de Julien

Catherine Alric

Mme Alice Duphorin, épouse de Marc, amante de Julien

Judith Magre

Mme Breol, la secrétaire de Julien

Bernard Haller

M. Hellzer, propriétaire d'une banque

Marco Perrin

Colonel Vauban, administrateur de sociétés

Jean Martin

M. Bastias

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

In brief

The Associate (1979) is a comedy film. With an average rating of 6.5/10 from 10 votes, it's a solidly rated pick. The film runs 1h 34min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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The Associate runs 94 minutes (1h 34min).

What rating does The Associate have?

The Associate has an average rating of 6.5/10 based on 10 viewer votes on TMDB.

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The Associate was released in 1979.