The Associate | |
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Directed by | René Gainville |
Produced by |
Simone Allouche René Gainville |
Written by |
Jean-Claude Carrière René Gainville Jenaro Prieto (novel) |
Starring |
Michel Serrault Claudine Auger Catherine Alric |
Music by |
Michel Bernholc Mort Shuman |
Cinematography | Étienne Szabo |
Edited by | Raymonde Guyot |
Production
company |
France 3
Maran Film |
Distributed by | Warner-Columbia Film |
Release date
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22 August 1979 |
Running time
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94 minutes |
Country | France Hungary West Germany |
Language | French |
Box office | $1.6 million |
The Associate (French:L'associé) is a 1979 comedy film directed by René Gainville and starring Michel Serrault, Claudine Auger and Catherine Alric. 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 film's sets were designed by the art director Sydney Bettex.