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.

6.4

94 min

Cast

Michel Serrault

as Julien Pardot

Claudine Auger

as Agnès Pardot, épouse de Julien

Catherine Alric

as Mme Alice Duphorin, épouse de Marc, amante de Julien

Judith Magre

as Mme Breol, la secrétaire de Julien

Bernard Haller

as M. Hellzer, propriétaire d'une banque

Marco Perrin

as Colonel Vauban, administrateur de sociétés

Jean Martin

as M. Bastias

Fabrice Josso

as Thierry Pardot

Henri Virlogeux

as M. Urioste, agent de change

Mathieu Carrière

as Louis, ami de Julien

Vadim Glowna

as Me Marc Duphorin, avocat d'affaires véreux

Astrid Frank

as Mme Marie-Claude Hellzer, amante de Louis

Béatrice Radian

Daniel Prévost

as M. Zephyr, « Top Concepteur » de l'agence de publicité

Jacques Legras

as M. Pernais, inspecteur de police

René Alié

as Un client investisseur, mari de la femme aux bijoux

Dominique Zardi

as Le portier du ministère

Jacques Galland

as Un client qui attend et en vient aux mains

Nathalie Courval

as La femme au bébé qui fait du chantage

Jacques Dynam

as M. Mathivet, promoteur d'affaires

Jean-Pierre Coffe

as L'employé du magasin de squelettes

Jean Leuvrais

as M. Armand, le directeur de l'agence de publicité

Patrice Laffont

as Un présentateur de télévision

Christian Morin

as L'animateur radio de Europe 1

Sophie Grimaldi

as L'antiquaire sans-gêne

Florence Brunold

as L'autre antiquaire, prétentieuse et bête

Pierre Belot

as Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris

Carmelo Petix

as Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris

Madeleine Bouchez

as La dame âge outrée du legs pour Julien

Jean-Claude Carrière

as Un homme présent à la lecture du testament

Fanny Magier

as Une cliente attendant M. Davis

Nicole Dessailly

as Une client qui veut investir

Ernest Menzer

as Un client attendant M. Davis

Raymond Pierson

as Un épargnant en colère

Albert Lerner

as Un épargnant en colère

Jean-Claude Carrière

as Un homme à la lecture du testament (uncredited)

Jean Degrave

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

Patrick Gobert

as Un autre C.R.S.qui intervient pour M. Hellzer (uncredited)

Lionel Vitrant

as Un C.R.S.qui intervient pour M. Hellzer (uncredited)

Olga Valéry

as Une cliente, la femme aux bijoux (uncredited)

Director

René Gainville