''The Associate'' (French:''L'associé'') is a 1979

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directed by

René Gainville René Gainville (Budapest, 2 December 1931– Paris, 5 August 2014) was a Hungary, Hungarian-born French screenwriter and film director, film producer and actor. Biography René Gainville was born ''René Jacques Froc de Géninville'' on 2 Dece ...

and starring

Michel Serrault Michel Serrault (24 January 1928 – 29 July 2007) was a French stage and film actor who appeared from 1954 until 2007 in more than 130 films. Life and career His first professional job was in a touring production in Germany of Molière's '' Les ...

Claudine Auger Claudine Auger (born Claudine Oger; 26 April 1941 – 18 December 2019) was a French actress best known for her role as a Bond girl, Dominique "Domino" Derval, in the James Bond film '' Thunderball'' (1965). She earned the title of Miss F ...

and Catherine Alric.Goble p.376 A co-production between France, Hungary and West Germany it is an adaptation of the 1928 novel '' The Partner'' by

Jenaro Prieto Jenaro Prieto (1889–1946) was Chilean journalist, writer and politician. He served as a member of the National Congress of Chile for the Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These ...

. The film served as the inspiration for a 1996 American remake '' The Associate''. The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

as Julien Pardot *

as Agnès Pardot * Catherine Alric as Alice Duphorin *

Judith Magre Judith Magre (born 20 November 1926) is a French actress, born in Montier-en-Der, Haute-Marne Haute-Marne (; English: Upper Marne) is a department in the Grand Est region of Northeastern France. Named after the river Marne, its prefecture i ...

as Mme. Brezol * Bernard Haller as Hellzer * Marco Perrin as Vauban *

Jean Martin Jean Martin (6 March 1922 – 2 February 2009Jean Martin
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as Bastias *

Fabrice Josso Fabrice Josso (born 11 February 1967) is a French actor who is specialized particularly in the dubbing industry. He is notable for his roles in Sans famille, ''Exploits of a Young Don Juan'' (1986) and '' Mune: Guardian of the Moon'' (2014). ...

as Thierry Pardot *

Henri Virlojeux Henri Virlogeux (22 March 1924 – 19 December 1995) was a French actor. He is known for "The 400 Blows" (1959), "Les rois maudits" (1972) and "Schulmeister, espion de l'empereur" (1971). He was married to Véronique Silver. He died on December 19, ...

as Urioste *

Mathieu Carrière Mathieu Carrière (; born 2 August 1950) is a German actor. Life Carrière grew up in Berlin and Lübeck; he attended the Jesuit boarding school in Vannes, France, a school which had previously been attended by the director of Carrière's fir ...

as Louis *

Vadim Glowna Vadim Glowna (; 26 September 1941 – 24 January 2012) was a German actor and film director. Since 1964 he appeared in more than 150 films and television shows. He directed the 1983 film '' Dies rigorose Leben'', which won an Honourable Me ...

as Marc Duphorin *

Astrid Frank Astrid Frank (born 1945) is a retired German film and television actress.Fenton & Flint p.317 She starred in number of sex comedies during the 1970s. Selected filmography * '' The True Jacob'' (1960) * ''A Woman for Life'' (1960) * ''Charley's ...

as Marie-Claude Hellzer *

Daniel Prévost Daniel Prévost (born 20 October 1939) is a French actor, comedian and writer. Early life Daniel Prévost, alias Denis Forestier, was born to Micheline Chevalier and Mohand Ait Salem. His father was of Berber descent from Algeria (Kabylie re ...

as Zephir *

Jacques Legras Jacques Legras (16 October 1924 – 15 March 2006) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Branquignol'' (1949) - Le domestique qui crie trop fort * ''La patronne'' (1950) - Un témoin * ''Bernard and the Lion'' (1951) - Paul * '' Lov ...

as Inspector Pernais *

Dominique Zardi Dominique Zardi (born Emile Jean Cohen-Zardi; 2 March 1930 – 13 December 2009) was a French actor from Paris. He acted in more than 200 feature films, including ''Fantômas'' with Louis De Funès and Jean Marais. He died of cancer at the age of ...

as Le portier du ministère * Nathalie Courval as La femme au bébé *

Jacques Dynam Jacques Dynam (30 December 1923 – 12 November 2004) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1942 and 2004, among which the ''Fantomas'' saga. Selected filmography * ''La symphonie fantastique'' (1942) - (uncre ...

as Mathivet *

Jean-Pierre Coffe Jean-Pierre Coffe (; 24 March 1938 – 29 March 2016) was a French radio and television presenter, food critic, and author. Early life and education Jean-Pierre Coffe spent a major part of his childhood in the town where he was born, Lunévill ...

as L'employé du museum d'histoire naturelle *

Jean Leuvrais Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jea ...

as Armand, le directeur *

Patrice Laffont Patrice Laffont (born 21 August 1939 in Marseille) is a French television presenter, actor and entertainer. Career During the 1960s Laffont had a passion for acting, where he became a star on stage and screen with his friends Michel Fugain and M ...

as Un présentateur TV *

Christian Morin Christian Morin (born 2 March 1945) is a French television and radio presenter, musician (clarinetist) and comedian. Early life Christian Morin was born in Bordeaux in the department of Gironde. He graduated at the Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux and th ...

as L'animateur radio sur Europe 1 *

Jean-Claude Carrière Jean-Claude Carrière (; 17 September 1931 – 8 February 2021) was a French novelist, screenwriter and actor. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing '' Heureux Anniversaire'' (1963), and was later conferred an Honorary ...

as Un homme à la lecture du testament * Jean Degrave as André - le ministre de l'économie *

Olga Valéry Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russ ...

as La dame aux bijoux * Lionel Vitrant as Un agent de la sécurité d'Hellzer * Béatrice Radian *

René Alié René ('' born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name ( Renée being the femin ...

* Jacques Galland * Florence Brunold

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1979 films 1979 comedy films French comedy films Hungarian comedy films West German films 1970s French-language films Films directed by René Gainville Films based on Chilean novels German comedy films 1970s French films 1970s German films {{1970s-France-film-stub