The Possessors 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 by Maurice Druon, The Magnates, which won the Prix Goncourt in 1948.
The Possessors (1958)
Directed by Denys de La Patellière
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Themes
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Business, Family, Film Based On Literature, French, Prix Goncourt, Tale
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Based On:
Filming Location: Palais Brongniart, place de la Bourse, Vineuil-Saint-Firmin
Subject: bourgeoisie, Deux cents familles, trading venue
Filming Location: Palais Brongniart, place de la Bourse, Vineuil-Saint-Firmin
Subject: bourgeoisie, Deux cents familles, trading venue
Alternate Titles
A nagy családok
HU
As Grandes Famílias
PT
Die großen Familien
DE
Ei tilaa tunteille
FI
Geld is macht
NL
Les Grandes Familles
Les grandes familles
FR
Los dioses de barro
MX
Marile familii
RO
Megales oikogeneies
GR
Rekiny finansjery
PL
The Possessors
, GB, US
Vi de rigeste
DK
Vi de rikaste
SE
Volúpia do Poder
BR
Сильные мира сего
RU