Plot Summary

Harpagon, a miserly bourgeois, wishes to marry the young Mariane and marry his daughter Elise to Lord Anselme. He does not know that Cléante, his son, is in love with the young Mariane and that his daughter Elise loves a penniless young man, Valère, whom he has just hired as a steward.

Movie Details

Original Title
L'Avare
Status
released
Original Language
fr

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Cast

Michel Aumont as Harpagon

Michel Aumont

Harpagon

Simon Eine as Valère

Simon Eine

Valère

Francis Huster as Cléante

Francis Huster

Cléante

Françoise Seigner as Frosine

Françoise Seigner

Frosine

Isabelle Adjani as Marianne

Isabelle Adjani

Marianne

Jacques Eyser as

Jacques Eyser

Jean-Paul Roussillon as

Jean-Paul Roussillon

Ludmila Mikaël as

Ludmila Mikaël

Jean-Claude Arnaud as Maître Jacques

Jean-Claude Arnaud

Maître Jacques

René Arrieu as Commissioner

René Arrieu

Commissioner

Marco Behar as Maître Simon

Marco Behar

Maître Simon

Yves Pignot as Brindavoine

Yves Pignot

Brindavoine

Jean-Noël Sissia as 'La Merluche'

Jean-Noël Sissia

'La Merluche'

Production Companies

La Comédie-Française