Male Companion
Male Companion (French: Un monsieur de compagnie) is a 1964 romantic 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]
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| 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] |
Plot
Antoine was raised into the easy life by his very rich 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
- Catherine Deneuve as Isabelle
- Jean-Pierre Marielle as Balthazar
- Irina Demick as Nicole
- Annie Girardot as Clara
- Sandra Milo as Maria
- Marcel Dalio as Krieg von Spiel
- Jean-Claude Brialy as prince
- André Luguet as grandfather
- Valérie Lagrange as Louisette
- Paolo Stoppa as Professor Gaetano
- Adolfo Celi as Benvenuto
- Rosemary Dexter as student
- Jacques Dynam as Isabelle's father
- Rosy Varte as Isabelle's mother
- Memmo Carotenuto as policeman in Rome
- Giustino Durano as baker
- Geneviève Fontanel as Socratès's friend
Reception
According to Fox records, the film needed to earn $1,400,000 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.
External links
- Male Companion at IMDb
- Male Companion at AllMovie
- New York Times Review By Bosley Crowther Published: February 15, 1966
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