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The Associate (1979)

Original title: L'Associé

1979-08-22 · 1h 34m · FR
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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.

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René GainvilleDirector

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Michel SerraultMichel SerraultJulien PardotClaudine AugerClaudine AugerAgnès PardotCatherine AlricCatherine AlricAlice DuphorinJudith MagreJudith MagreMme Breol, la secrétaireBernard HallerBernard HallerHellzerMarco PerrinMarco PerrinColonel Vauban, administrateur de sociétésJean MartinJean MartinBastiasFabrice JossoFabrice JossoThierry PardotHenri VirlogeuxHenri VirlogeuxUriosteMathieu CarrièreMathieu CarrièreLouisVadim GlownaVadim GlownaMarc DuphorinAstrid FrankAstrid FrankMarie-Claude Hellzer

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyDirector preference468042Actor preference108025 · 186632 · 307748Country preferenceBeDecade preference1970

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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.

How long is The Associate?

The Associate has a runtime of 94 minutes.