The Associate
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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The Associate
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Aug 22, 1979
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Comedy
User Score
64%
Original Title
L'Associé
Production Companies
Maran Film, France 3, Maygar Productions
Director
René Gainville
Description
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.
