Male Companion
French theatrical release poster
FrenchUn monsieur de compagnie
Directed byPhilippe de Broca
Screenplay byPhilippe de Broca
Dialogue byPhilippe de Broca
Henri Lanoë
Based onGentleman in Waiting
by André Couteaux
Produced byJulien Derode
Starring
CinematographyRaoul Coutard
Edited byFrançoise Javet
Music byGeorges Delerue
Production
companies
  • PECF
  • Les Films du Siècle
  • Ultra Film
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • 4 November 1964 (1964-11-04) (France)
  • 11 November 1964 (1964-11-11) (Italy)
Running time
105 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
LanguageFrench
Box office$3.9 million[1]

Male Companion (French: Un monsieur de compagnie) is a 1964 comedy film written and directed by Philippe de Broca, based on the 1961 novel Gentleman in Waiting by André Couteaux. The film stars Jean-Pierre Cassel.[2]

Plot

Antoine was raised into the easy life by his wealthy grandfather. Following the death of his grandfather, the money has gone and Antoine falls under the influence of various "easy" people.

Cast

Reception

According to Fox records, the film needed to earn $1.4 million in rentals to break even and made $780,000, meaning it made a loss.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Un monsieur de compagnie (1964)". JP Box-Office (in French).
  2. ^ Crowther, Bosley (2011). "Male Companion". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  3. ^ Silverman, Stephen M. (1988). The Fox That Got Away: The Last Days of the Zanuck Dynasty at Twentieth Century-Fox. Secaucus, New Jersey: L. Stuart. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-8184-0485-6.

External links


Films directed by Philippe de Broca
Categories