The Possessors
Nov 19 1958
•2h 34m
•Drama
Noël Schoudler, founder of an empire built on three foundations - sugar, banking and the press - reigns like an absolute sovereign over his business and his family. But someone is about to challenge this authority: his son François...
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Jean Gabin
Noël Schoudler, le patriarche financier
Annie Ducaux
Adèle Schoudler, femme de Noël
Jean Desailly
François Schoudler, le fils
Françoise Christophe
Jacqueline Schoudler, la bru
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