Male Companion
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| Male Companion | |
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 French theatrical release poster | |
| French | Un monsieur de compagnie |
| Directed by | Philippe de Broca |
| Screenplay by | Philippe de Broca |
| Dialogue by | Philippe de Broca Henri Lanoë |
| Based on | Gentleman in Waiting by André Couteaux |
| Produced by | Julien Derode |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Raoul Coutard |
| Edited by | Françoise Javet |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
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| Language | French |
| Box office | $3.9 million[1] |
Male Companion (French: Un monsieur de compagnie) is a 1964 comedy film written and directed by Philippe de Broca, based on the 1961 novel Gentleman in Waiting by André Couteaux. The film stars Jean-Pierre Cassel.[2]
Plot
Antoine was raised into the easy life by his wealthy grandfather. Following the death of his grandfather, the money has gone and Antoine falls under the influence of various "easy" people.
Cast
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Antoine Mirliflor
- Irina Demick as Nicole
- Catherine Deneuve as Isabelle
- Annie Girardot as Clara
- Valérie Lagrange as Louisette
- Sandra Milo as Maria
- Adolfo Celi as Benvenuto
- Dalio as Socratès
- André Luguet as the grandfather
- Jean-Pierre Marielle as Balthazar
- Irène Chabrier as Ernestine
- Renée Passeur as the boss
- Rosy Varte as Isabelle's mother
- Sacha Briquet as the authorised representative
- Jacques Dynam as Isabelle's father
- Christian Lude as the notary
- Jean-Claude Brialy as the prince
- Mino Doro as Professor Gaetano (uncredited)
- Rosemary Dexter as a student (uncredited)
- Memmo Carotenuto as the policeman in Rome (uncredited)
- Giustino Durano as the baker (uncredited)
- Geneviève Fontanel as Socratès's friend (uncredited)
Reception
According to Fox records, the film needed to earn $1.4 million in rentals to break even and made $780,000, meaning it made a loss.[3]
References
- ^ "Un monsieur de compagnie (1964)". JP Box-Office (in French).
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (2011). "Male Companion". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
- ^ Silverman, Stephen M. (1988). The Fox That Got Away: The Last Days of the Zanuck Dynasty at Twentieth Century-Fox. Secaucus, New Jersey: L. Stuart. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-8184-0485-6.
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