The Associate (1979 film)

The Associate (French: L'associé) is a 1979 comedy film directed by René Gainville and starring Michel Serrault, Claudine Auger and Catherine Alric.[2] A co-production between France, Hungary and West Germany it is an adaptation of the 1928 novel The Partner by Jenaro Prieto. The film served as the inspiration for a 1996 American remake The Associate.

The Associate
Directed byRené Gainville
Written byJean-Claude Carrière
René Gainville
Jenaro Prieto (novel)
Produced bySimone Allouche
René Gainville
StarringMichel Serrault
Claudine Auger
Catherine Alric
CinematographyÉtienne Szabo
Edited byRaymonde Guyot
Music byMichel Bernholc
Mort Shuman
Production
companies
France 3
Maran Film
Distributed byWarner-Columbia Film
Release date
  • 22 August 1979 (1979-08-22)
Running time
94 minutes
CountriesFrance
Hungary
West Germany
LanguageFrench
Box office$1.6 million[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Sydney Bettex.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "L'associé (1979) (1979) - JPBox-Office".
  2. ^ Goble p.376

Bibliography

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