The Possessors (1958)
Les grandes familles (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 32min
- Drama
- 19 Nov 1958 (France)
- Movie
Noël Schoudler is the head of a wealthy and powerful family in France. He manages his financial and commercial concerns with an iron grip, leaving little room for his son François to prove himself.
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| Jean Gabin | ... |
Noël Schoudler
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| Annie Ducaux | ... |
Adéle Schoudler
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| Jean Desailly | ... |
François Schoudler
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| Françoise Christophe | ... |
Jacqueline Schoudler
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Patrick Millow | ... |
Jean-Noël Schoulder
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| Aimé Clariond | ... |
Gérard de La Monnerie
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| Jean Murat | ... |
Le général Robert de La Monnerie
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Françoise Delbart | ... |
Isabelle de La Monnerie
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| Louis Seigner | ... |
Raoul Leroy
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| Jean Wall | ... |
Pierre Leroy
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Jean Ozenne | ... |
Professeur Lartois
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| Bernard Blier | ... |
Simon Lachaume
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| Pierre Brasseur | ... |
Lucien Maublanc
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| Julien Bertheau | ... |
Le père de Lesquendieu
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| Daniel Lecourtois | ... |
Canet
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Jean Lanier | ... |
Voisart
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| Nadine Tallier | ... |
Sylvaine
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Pierre Leproux | ... |
L'impresario
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| Jacques Monod | ... |
Le ministre des finances
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Michèle Nadal |
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| Dominique Rozan |
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| Pascal Mazzotti | ... |
Le chauffeur (uncredited)
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| Emmanuelle Riva | ... |
La secrétaire (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Denys de La Patellière | ||
Written by
| Denys de La Patellière | ... | (adaptation) & |
| Michel Audiard | ... | (adaptation) |
| Maurice Druon | ... | (novel) |
| Michel Audiard | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Jean-Paul Guibert | ... | producer |
| Claude Hauser | ... | producer |
Music by
| Maurice Thiriet | ||
Cinematography by
| Louis Page | ||
Editing by
| Jacqueline Thiédot | ||
Production Design by
| René Renoux | ||
Production Management
| Claude Hauser | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Pierre Granier-Deferre | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Jean Rieul | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Henri Tiquet | ... | camera operator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Colette Crochot | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Cinédis (1958) (France) (theatrical)
- City Film (1959) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Lopert Pictures Corporation (1959) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Pallas Filmverleih (1959) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1975) (France) (tv)
- Cinédis
- NHK-BS2 (1993) (Japan) (tv) (TV premiere)
- Pidax Film (2023) (Germany) (DVD)
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| Taglines | A study in mores sometimes severe, always caustic - tracing the relations of protagonist to another, the way they live, the way they calculate, in this trenchant, psychological drama of the fall of an imperious, ruthless heart of a dynasty... See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | First film of Emmanuelle Riva . See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into My American Uncle (1980). See more » |