The Possessors (1958)
1h 34m
Running Time
November 19, 1958Release Date
The Possessors (1958)
1h 34m
Running Time
November 19, 1958Release Date
Plot.
Noël Schoudler, founder of an empire built on three foundations - sugar, banking and the press - reigns like an absolute sovereign over his business and his family. But someone is about to challenge this authority: his son François..
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Cast & Crew.
Jean Gabin
Noël Schoudler, le patriarche financier
Annie Ducaux
Adèle Schoudler, femme de Noël
Jean Desailly
François Schoudler, le fils
Françoise Christophe
Jacqueline Schoudler, la bru
Patrick Millow
Jean-Noël Schoulder, le petit fils
Aimé Clariond
Gérard, marquis de La Monnerie
Jean Murat
Le général Robert de La Monnerie
Françoise Delbart
Isabelle de la Monnerie
Louis Seigner
Raoul Leroy
Jean Wall
Pierre Leroy
Jean Ozenne
le professeur Émile Lartois
Bernard Blier
Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël
Pierre Brasseur
Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif
Julien Bertheau
Le père de Lesquendieu
Daniel Lecourtois
Albéric Canet
Jean Lanier
Voisart, l'agent de change de Lucien
Nadine Tallier
Sylvaine Dual, l'amie de Maublanc
Pierre Leproux
L'impresario de Sylvaine Dual
Jacques Monod
Anatole Rousseau, ministre des finances
Michèle Nadal
La sténo du journal
Dominique Rozan
Un courtier à la bourse
Emmanuelle Riva
la secrétaire de Noël
Pascal Mazzotti
Le chauffeur
Denys de La Patellière
Director / Screenplay
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 19, 1958
Original NameLes Grandes Familles
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Filming LocationsVineuil-Saint-Firmin · place de la Bourse · Palais Brongniart, France
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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 a forceful tycoon wholly devoted to the business he has nurtured, at the expense of his family and above all his only son. The screenplay is based on the novel Les grandes familles by Maurice Druon, which won the Prix Goncourt in 1948.
The film recorded 4,042,041 admissions in France. Gabin received the 1959 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor.
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