The Associate(1979)
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.
Movie: The Associate
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Julien Pardot
Agnès Pardot, épouse de Julien
Mme Alice Duphorin, épouse de Marc, amante de Julien
Mme Breol, la secrétaire de Julien
M. Hellzer, propriétaire d'une banque
Colonel Vauban, administrateur de sociétés
M. Bastias
Thierry Pardot
M. Urioste, agent de change
Louis, ami de Julien
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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.
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1979-08-22
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