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The Possessors

56

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8 ratings

1958 · Denys de La Patellière

Genresdrama film

Category averages

Screenplay56
Acting59
Direction55
Cinematography51
Soundtrack58
Entertainment56
Category averages — Screenplay 56, Acting 59, Direction 55, Cinematography 51, Soundtrack 58, Entertainment 56Screenplay 56Acting 59Direction 55Cinematography 51Soundtrack 58Entertainment 56

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Synopsis

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 volume 1 of the novel The Curtain Fall (Les Grandes Familles) by Maurice Druon, The Magnates, 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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Details

Type
Movie
Release date
November 19, 1958
Genres
drama film
Created by
Denys de La Patellière
Runtime
92 min
Countries
France