The Miser

Name: The Miser
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1980-03-05
Duration: 2 h 5 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Claude Gensac, Bernard Ménez, Guy Grosso

L'Avare (1980)

Timing: 2:5 (125 min)

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Video for the film The Miser — Louis, der Geizkragen ≣ 1980 ≣ Trailer

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Release date

1980-03-05

Country

France

Production

Les Films Christian Fechner

Genre

Comedy

Budget

Box office

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Director

Louis de Funès, Jean Girault

Actors

Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Claude Gensac, Bernard Ménez, Guy Grosso, Michel Modo, Henri Génès, Hervé Bellon, Georges Audoubert, Max Montavon
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Christian Fechner

Camera operator

Edmond Richard

Composer

Jean Bizet

Artist

Audition

Editing

Michel Lewin
Whole Team (18)

Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

Louis de Funès himself often exhibited dictatorial tendencies and was very frugal in real life. His sons believed de Funès's frugality was simply greed.
This film is Louis de Funès's directorial debut. His best friend, filmmaker Jean Giro, helped the comedian with directing.
Louis de Funès had been developing the idea for this film since the 1950s. He was then offered the role of Harpagon in one of the theaters. Since then, he had been eager to adapt "The Miser" for the screen.
Louis de Funès had been developing the idea for this film since the 1950s. He was then offered the role of Harpagon in one of the theaters. Since then, he had been consumed by the idea of adapting "The Miser".