The Possessors
| The Possessors | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Denys de La Patellière |
| Produced by |
Jean-Paul Guibert Claude Hauser |
| Screenplay by |
Denys de La Patellière Michel Audiard |
| Based on | The Magnates by Maurice Druon |
| Music by | Maurice Thiriet |
| Cinematography | Louis Page |
| Edited by | Jacqueline Thiédot |
Release dates |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Possessors (French: Les Grandes familles) is a 1958 French drama film directed by Denys de La Patellière, starring Jean Gabin, Pierre Brasseur, Bernard Blier, Jean Desailly, Françoise Christophe and Annie Ducaux. It tells the story of an industrial and newspaper tycoon and his sons. The screenplay is based on a novel by Maurice Druon,[1] which won the Prix Goncourt in 1948.[2][3][4]
The film recorded 4,042,041 admissions in France.[5] Gabin received the 1959 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor.[6]
Cast
- Jean Gabin as Noël Schoudler
- Jean Desailly as François Schoudler
- Pierre Brasseur as Lucien Maublanc
- Bernard Blier as Simon Lachaume
- Françoise Christophe as Jacqueline Schoudler
- Annie Ducaux as Adèle Schoudler
- Louis Seigner as Raoul Leroy
- Jean Wall as Pierre Leroy
- Julien Bertheau as Lesquendieu's father
- Daniel Lecourtois as Canet
- Aimé Clariond as Gérard de la Monnerie
- Françoise Delbart as Isabelle de la Monnerie
References
- ↑ "Les Grandes familles". bifi.fr (in French). Cinémathèque Française. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ↑ Weber, Bruce (15 April 2009). "Maurice Druon, Prolific Writer, Dies at 90". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ Lichfield, John (20 April 2009). "Maurice Druon: Writer and pugnacious defender of the French language". The Independent. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "Gaullist Minister Wrote Popular Anthem". The Washington Post. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "Les Grandes Familles". AlloCiné. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ↑ "Le grandi famiglie". Rivista del cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 2015-07-28.
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