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. 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.

Cast

 * Michel Serrault as Julien Pardot
 * Claudine Auger as Agnès Pardot
 * Catherine Alric as Alice Duphorin
 * Judith Magre as Mme. Brezol
 * Bernard Haller as Hellzer
 * Marco Perrin as Vauban
 * Jean Martin as Bastias
 * Fabrice Josso as Thierry Pardot
 * Henri Virlojeux as Urioste
 * Mathieu Carrière as Louis
 * Vadim Glowna as Marc Duphorin
 * Astrid Frank as Marie-Claude Hellzer
 * Daniel Prévost as Zephir
 * Jacques Legras as Inspector Pernais
 * Dominique Zardi as Le portier du ministère
 * Nathalie Courval as La femme au bébé
 * Jacques Dynam as Mathivet
 * Jean-Pierre Coffe as L'employé du museum d'histoire naturelle
 * Jean Leuvrais as Armand, le directeur
 * Patrice Laffont as Un présentateur TV
 * Christian Morin as L'animateur radio sur Europe 1
 * Jean-Claude Carrière as Un homme à la lecture du testament
 * Jean Degrave as André - le ministre de l'économie
 * Olga Valéry as La dame aux bijoux
 * Lionel Vitrant as Un agent de la sécurité d'Hellzer
 * Béatrice Radian
 * René Alié
 * Jacques Galland
 * Florence Brunold