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
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- 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 » |