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Claude Zidi

French film director · France · On the map · Directors · Born 1934 · age 92

Claude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter. From 1971, he became known as a director of comedies, the majority of which were box-office hits in France. He was one of France's most commercially successful directors between the 1970s and the 1990s.

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A life in dates

2024Les Charlots en folieFilm2017À la recherche de... Pierre RichardFilm2011Belmondo, il était une fois le beau mondeFilm2001La BoîteFilm, Director1997ArletteFilm, Director1991The Jackpot!Film, Director, Writer1989DeuxFilm, Director, Writer1987Sacrée soiréeSeries1985César Award for Best DirectorAwardLes Rois du gagFilm, 1985Director1983BanzaïFilm, Director, Writer1980Inspector BlunderFilm, Director, Writer1978Ciné regardsSeriesThe DiscordFilm, 1978Director, Writer1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeriesThe Wild Goose ChaseFilm, 1975Director1974Spécial cinémaSeries1973The Big StoreFilm, Director, Writer1971Rookies Run AmokFilm, Director, Writer1934Born25 July 1934

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Known for

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  • The Wing or the Thigh? 1976
  • My New Partner 1984
  • The Under-Gifted 1980
  • The Discord 1978
  • Inspector Blunder 1980

Also in Français

Filmography 36

82 credits on file

Television 4

Awards

César Award for Best Director1985

About this person

In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Director for his film My New Partner.

Country
France
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1934 · age 92

In the same film or series as Claude

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