Charles, Dead or Alive
19701h 33m6.5
Drama
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- Switzerland
About
On the 100th anniversary of the founding of a watchmaking company in Geneva, Charles Dé the founder's 50-year-old grandson has had it: he speaks eccentrically to a reporter, recognizing his grandfather as a craftsman and his son as a businessman, but is evasive about himself. He gives his family the slip and moves in with a young couple he meets by chance, doing the cooking, reading, drinking, and engaging in philosophical discussions with them. The young couple comes to love Charles. In secret, he stays in touch with a daughter, and the rest of the family hires a private investigator to find him, setting in motion a business take-over that threatens his Bohemian happiness.
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Details
- Director
- Alain Tanner
- Writing
- Alain Tanner
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Jan 15, 1970
- Studio
- Groupe 5, SRG SSR
Cast
François Simon
Charles Dé
Marie-Claire Dufour
Adeline
Marcel Robert
Paul
Maya Simon
Marianne Dé, Fille de Charles
André Schmidt
Pierre Dé, Fils de Charles
Jo Excoffier
Reporter de TV
Walter Schochli
Le Détective
Jean-Pierre Moriaud
L'Avocat
Janine Christoffe
La Femme de Chambre
Michèle Martel
Germaine Dé, la Femme de Charles
Martine Simon
Cilette
Liliane Bovard
Jean-Luc Bideau
Le Premier Ambulancier
Francis Reusser
Le Second Infirmier
Antoine Bordier
Le Réceptionniste de l'Hôtel
Pierre Verdan
Le Patron de Bistrot
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