Top Cast
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Jean-Pierre Lajournade
Bartleby
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Olivier de Magny
The Lawyer
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Gérard Guérin
A servile employee
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Jean-Patrick Manchette
A servile employee
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François Porcile
A servile employee
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Jacques Prayer
A servile employee
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Jean-Louis van Belle
A servile employee
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Jacques Garnier
The boss aware of his responsibilities
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Willy Braque
The nurse
Overview
French short adaptation of Herman Melville's classic. The employee of a lawyer is in a mental hospital following a scandal. Some time later, he finds his employer.
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