The Associate
1979 · 94 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 161 VOTES · DIR. René Gainville
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,280 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:01 What can you say about yogurt?
00:04:50 Today's world needs young people...
00:10:53 Build in earth, straw, plastic, whatever...
00:15:04 That much is certain!
00:18:18 For Mr. Duphorin.
00:21:07 Ideas! That's what we need in France!
00:23:33 Let go!
00:27:41 Just doing what Davis told me.
00:31:28 Have I kept you waiting?
00:34:12 - May I? - I'll show you in...
00:37:53 I am his partner, Mr. Pardot.
00:41:14 ...the bank is at your service.
00:44:52 It's the latest anti-kidnapping gadget.
00:50:22 How much longer?
00:54:45 Do you prefer salmon...
00:58:08 Put your toys away, now.
01:01:06 It's his! Look! They look alike!
01:04:08 Or four...
01:07:09 I invented him. Get it?
01:11:32 Catch her! Careful with the tooth!
01:17:27 The bank - Mr. Hellzer.
01:21:24 ...Davis never existed.
01:24:42 Thanks for seeing us right away.
200:00:00 on Austalco!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,280
Dialogue density13.6 lines / min
First line00:02:01
Final line200:00:00
Production Record
DirectorRené Gainville
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes161