Film

Bartleby

197020mDrama

Director: Jean-Pierre Bastid
Year: 1970

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.

Top cast

Jean-Pierre Lajournade

Bartleby

Olivier de Magny

The Lawyer

Gérard Guérin

A servile employee

Jean-Patrick Manchette

A servile employee

François Porcile

A servile employee

Jacques Prayer

A servile employee

Jean-Louis van Belle

A servile employee

Jacques Garnier

The boss aware of his responsibilities

Willy Braque

The nurse

Directed by

Jean-Pierre Bastid

Written by

Jean-Pierre Bastid

Produced by

Jean-Pierre Bastid, Pierre Levie