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Director Denys de La Patellière

Writer Michel Audiard (Dialogue), Maurice Druon (Novel), Denys de La Patellière (Screenplay)

Original Title Les Grandes Familles

Release Date November 19, 1958

Runtime 94 min (1h 34m)

Country France

Language FR

Budget N/A

Box Office N/A

Studios Filmsonor • Intermondia Films

The Possessors (1958)

Name: The Possessors
Genre: Drama
Released: 1958-11-19
Rating: 3.5

Directed by Denys de La Patellière

• Written by Michel Audiard , Maurice Druon , Denys de La Patellière

⭐ 3.5 / 5 (55 votes) ⏱️ 94 min 🎬 Drama

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'Rating Consensus & Critics'

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METASCORE Top Critics

6.9 / 10

TMDB (55)

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0.5 Stars 'Community distribution populates with member logs' 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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...

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director

Denys de La Patellière

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

le professeur Émile Lartois

Bernard Blier

Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël

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