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The Miser (1980)

The Miser (1980)

L'Avare
125 minutes FR Comedy
Based on Molière's play. The children of Harpagon, Cléante and his sister Elise, are each in love but they still haven't spoken to their father yet. Harpagon is a miser who wants to choose the right man and the right woman for his children. When Cléante, at last, tries to speak to Harpagon, the old man informs the family that he wants to marry Marianne, the young girl loved by Cléante. Unaware of his son's sorrow, Harpagon doesn't understand why Cléante has become so angry with him.
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Michel Galabru
Maître Jacques
Bernard Ménez
La Flèche
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

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Original Music Composer
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Production companies: Les Films Christian Fechner
Production countries: France

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