Summary
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. Based on Molière’s play.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 66
Audience score70%
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 20 K ratings3.3/5
Running time
2 h 5 min
Longer than most comedies, +25 min on the typical 100
typical 100125Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 17 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+7Released
1980
March 5, 1980
46 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
- France
15 of 15
Louis de FunèsHarpagon
Michel GalabruMaître Jacques
Claude GensacFrosine
Bernard MénezLa Flèche
Guy GrossoBrindavoine
Michel ModoLa merluche
Henri GénèsLe commissaire
Hervé BellonValére
Georges AudoubertAnselme
Max MontavonMaître Simon
Micheline BourdayDame Claude
Madeleine BarbuléeLa mère de Marianne
Anne CaudryMarianne
Claire DuprayElise
Franck Cabot-DavidCléante
Directing · 4
- Louis de Funès Director, Screenplay
- Jean Girault Director, Screenplay
- François Mimet First Assistant Director
- Bernard Seitz Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Molière Theatre Play
Production · 2
- Christian Fechner Producer
- Sydney Bettex Production Designer
Camera · 3
- Edmond Richard Director of Photography
- Philippe Houdart Assistant Camera
- Jacques Mironneau Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Michel Lewin Editor
Sound · 2
- Jean Bizet Original Music Composer
- Paul Lainé Sound
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Anatole Paris Makeup Artist
- Rosine Delamare Costume Designer
- Anne-Marie Branca-Martiquet Makeup Artist
Other crew · 3
- Georges Proust Special Effects
- Hervé Lelièvre Special Effects
- Jean Guélis Choreographer
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