Bel ami
Plot: In Belle Epoque Paris, Georges Duroy, a handsome, ambitious but penniless young man, reunites with his friend Forestier, editor-in-chief of a major financial newspaper. Forestier manages to find him a position at the newspaper
Claire Borotra. Claire Borotra was 32 in Bel ami as 'Clotilde de Marelle'.
Sagamore Stévenin. Sagamore Stévenin was 31 in Bel ami as 'Georges Duroy'.
Karel Hábl. Karel Hábl was 69 in Bel ami as 'Laroche Mathieu'.
Guy de Maupassant. Guy de Maupassant would have been no older than 42 in Bel ami as 'Novel'