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.
Genres:
Michel Serrault as Julien Pardot
Claudine Auger as Agnès Pardot, épouse de Julien
Catherine Alric as Mme Alice Duphorin, épouse de Marc, amante de Julien
Judith Magre as Mme Breol, la secrétaire de Julien
Bernard Haller as M. Hellzer, propriétaire d'une banque
Marco Perrin as Colonel Vauban, administrateur de sociétés
Jean Martin as M. Bastias
Fabrice Josso as Thierry Pardot
Henri Virlogeux as M. Urioste, agent de change
Mathieu Carrière as Louis, ami de Julien
Vadim Glowna as Me Marc Duphorin, avocat d'affaires véreux
Astrid Frank as Mme Marie-Claude Hellzer, amante de Louis
Béatrice Radian as
Daniel Prévost as M. Zephyr, « Top Concepteur » de l'agence de publicité
Jacques Legras as M. Pernais, inspecteur de police
René Alié as Un client investisseur, mari de la femme aux bijoux
Dominique Zardi as Le portier du ministère
Jacques Galland as Un client qui attend et en vient aux mains
Nathalie Courval as La femme au bébé qui fait du chantage
Jacques Dynam as M. Mathivet, promoteur d'affaires
Jean-Pierre Coffe as L'employé du magasin de squelettes
Jean Leuvrais as M. Armand, le directeur de l'agence de publicité
Patrice Laffont as Un présentateur de télévision
Christian Morin as L'animateur radio de Europe 1
Sophie Grimaldi as L'antiquaire sans-gêne
Florence Brunold as L'autre antiquaire, prétentieuse et bête
Pierre Belot as Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris
Carmelo Petix as Un courtier à la Bourse de Paris
Madeleine Bouchez as La dame âge outrée du legs pour Julien
Jean-Claude Carrière as Un homme présent à la lecture du testament
Fanny Magier as Une cliente attendant M. Davis
Nicole Dessailly as Une client qui veut investir
Ernest Menzer as Un client attendant M. Davis
Raymond Pierson as Un épargnant en colère
Albert Lerner as Un épargnant en colère
Jean-Claude Carrière as Un homme à la lecture du testament (uncredited)
Jean Degrave as André, le ministre de l'économie (uncredited)
Patrick Gobert as Un autre C.R.S.qui intervient pour M. Hellzer (uncredited)
Lionel Vitrant as Un C.R.S.qui intervient pour M. Hellzer (uncredited)
Olga Valéry as Une cliente, la femme aux bijoux (uncredited)
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