| The Possessors | |
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| Directed by | Denys de La Patellière |
| Screenplay by | Denys de La Patellière Michel Audiard |
| Based on | The Magnates by Maurice Druon |
| Produced by | Jean-Paul Guibert Claude Hauser |
| Cinematography | Louis Page |
| Edited by | Jacqueline Thiédot |
| Music by | Maurice Thiriet |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
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 the novel Les grandes familles by Maurice Druon,[1] which won the Prix Goncourt in 1948.[2][3][4]
The film recorded 4,042,041 admissions in France.[5] Gabin received the 1959 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor.[6]
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- ^ "Le grandi famiglie". Rivista del cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 2015-07-28.