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5 March 1980 (France)
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Molière would have approved
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(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Louis de Funès | ... | Harpagon |
| Franck Cabot-David | ... | Cléante (as Frank David) |
| Hervé Bellon | ... | Valére |
| Georges Audoubert | ... | Anselme |
| Guy Grosso | ... | Brindavoine |
| Michel Modo | ... | La merluche |
| Henri Génès | ... | Le commissaire |
| Max Montavon | ... | Maître Simon |
| Micheline Bourday | ... | Dame Claude |
| Madeleine Barbulée | ... | La mère de Marianne |
| Anne Caudry | ... | Marianne |
| Claire Dupray | ... | Elise |
| Claude Gensac | ... | Frosine |
| Bernard Menez | ... | La Flèche |
| Michel Galabru | ... | Maître Jacques |
| Pierre Aussedat | ... | Le clerc |
| Gaëlle Legrand | ... | La première servante |
| Claire Favretto | ... | La deuxième servante |
Directed by | |||
| Louis de Funès | |||
| Jean Girault | |||
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| Louis de Funès | & | |
| Jean Girault | ||
| Molière | (play) | |
Produced by | |||
| Bernard Artigues | .... | delegate producer | |
| Christian Fechner | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jean Bizet | |||
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| Edmond Richard | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Michel Lewin | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Sydney Bettex | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Rosine Delamare | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Anne-Marie Branca-Martiquet | .... | makeup artist (as Anne-Marie Martiquet) | |
| Jacques Michel | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Anatole Paris | .... | makeup artist | |
| Alain Folgoas | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Bernard Marescot | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| François Mimet | .... | first assistant director | |
| Bernard Seitz | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Jean Halain | .... | artistic advisor | |
| Albert Uderzo | .... | drawings (as Uderzo) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Paul Lainé | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Hervé Lelièvre | .... | special effects | |
| Georges Proust | .... | special effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Philippe Houdart | .... | assistant camera | |
| Jacques Mironneau | .... | camera operator | |
| Alain Tanguy | .... | electrician | |
Other crew | |||
| Jean Guélis | .... | choreographer | |
| Florence Moncorgé-Gabin | .... | script girl | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Neue Constantin Film (1980) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
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"L'avare" - France (original title)
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125 min | Argentina:105 min | West Germany:75 min | Germany:117 min (DVD)
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Originally, Louis de Funès only considered a TV adaptation of Molière's play. Encouraged by the actor's enormous popularity however, the producers took the risk to bring it to the bid screen. Sadly enough, "L'Avare" ended up as a commercial failure.See more »
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Louis de Funès was certainly a shoo-in for the role of the irascible, mean and greedy Harpagon. The setting is somehow bizarre, but Molière's text is scrupulously respected. Filmed theater is usually taboo among movie critics and amateurs, but this experiment is both pleasurable and successful.If you want to discover Molière, this is the movie to see.