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The Associate (1979)

The Associate (1979)

Comedy
Release Date: 1979, August 22
Directors: René Gainville
Countries: Belgium, Germany, France
Production: Maran Film, France 3, Maygar Productions
Cast: Claudine Auger, Fabrice Josso, Lionel Vitrant, Dominique Zardi, Jean Martin, Marco Perrin, Michel Serrault, Carmelo Petix, Raymond Pierson, Florence Brunold, Astrid Frank, Henri Virlogeux

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

paris, france 1970s comedy scam financial transactions french financial fraud financial empire private banking