The Miser
6.6
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.
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Louis de Funès
Harpagon
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Wing or the Thigh?
Michel Galabru
Maître Jacques
Known for
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
Claude Gensac
Frosine
Known for
Hibernatus
Jo
Bernard Ménez
La Flèche
Known for
Day for Night
Love Lasts Three Years
Guy Grosso
Brindavoine
Known for
The Gendarme Takes Off
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Michel Modo
La merluche
Known for
The Gendarme Takes Off
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
Henri Génès
Le commissaire
Known for
The Sucker
The Cabbage Soup
Hervé Bellon
Valére
Known for
Corto Maltese: The Secret Court of the Arcane
Georges Audoubert
Anselme
Also in
The Big Swag
Mum's the Word
Max Montavon
Maître Simon
Known for
The Cabbage Soup
Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard
Micheline Bourday
Dame Claude
Known for
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
Madeleine Barbulée
La mère de Marianne
Known for
Forbidden Games
Neither Seen Nor Recognized
Louis de Funès Director · Jean Girault Director Molière Author
United States release June 6, 1980 · Produced in France · Original title L'Avare
Production
Les Films Christian Fechner
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
L'Avare
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 5, 1980
Theatrical
United States · June 6, 1980
Theatrical
France
November 12, 2002 · Physical · DVD
March 28, 2014 · Digital · VOD
September 1, 2020 · Physical · Blu-Ray
April 1, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
September 24, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Family
Germany
March 27, 1980 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 10, 1980 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 28, 1980 · Theatrical
Spain
July 16, 1980 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 13, 1980 · Theatrical
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