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Claude Zidi is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Camera Operator, Editor and Assistant Director of Photography French born on 25 july 1934 at Paris (France)
Among those, 23 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Directed by James Cameron
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Road movies, Children's films, Chase films
Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Tia Carrere, Art Malik
Rating72%
Harry Tasker leads a double life, performing covert missions for the U.S government under a counter-terrorism task force called "The Omega Sector" using the cover of a traveling computer salesman. Albert "Gib" Gibson and Faisal assist him in these missions under the command of Spencer Trilby. However, Harry's wife, Helen, and his daughter, Dana, believe he is a boring computer salesman who does a lot of "corporate" travel. Harry's latest mission in Switzerland reveals the existence of a Persian terrorism organization group known as the Crimson Jihad, led by Salim Abu Aziz. Harry suspects that antiques dealer Juno Skinner has ties to Aziz. After visiting her, Harry is chased by Aziz's men through a shopping mall and a large hotel, meanwhile missing the birthday party that his wife and daughter have arranged for him.
Directed by Claude Zidi, Jean-Jacques Beineix
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Circus films, Cooking films
Actors Louis de Funès, Coluche, Julien Guiomar, Claude Gensac, Ann Zacharias, Martin Lamotte
Rating72%
Charles Duchemin (Louis de Funès) is the editor of an internationally known restaurant guide. After being appointed to the Académie française, Duchemin decides to retire as a restaurant critic and trains his son Gérard (Coluche) to continue the family business. However, Gérard Duchemin is more interested in his true passion—the circus—than high cuisine. Soon, however, Charles' plans to retire are complicated by the arrival of Jacques Tricatel (Julien Guiomar), the owner of a company of mass-produced food. Fearing for the future of high cuisine, Charles and his son strive to ruin Tricatel's company in any way they can. This movie is an allegory of the antagonism between USA culture and French culture as it was seen by French people in the 70s.
Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Films about films
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raquel Welch, Jane Birkin, Raymond Gérôme, Dany Saval, Charles Gérard
Rating64%
Mike (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a stuntman who works with his girlfriend Jane (Raquel Welch). On their wedding day Mike and Jane are forced by producers to do a stunt for a film they are working on. Mike, annoyed doesn't look on the road and crashes the car causing them to end up in a hospital. After they come out Jane doesn't want to talk to Mike so he decides to get her a job in a film in which he is a stunt double for his double who is a star in action pictures but is in fact a wimp.
, 1h45
Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Circus films, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about dogs, Asterix films, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni, Laetitia Casta, Gottfried John, Claude Piéplu
Rating60%
Julius Caesar is celebrating his victory over all of Gaul, but Lucius Detritus has kept from him that one village has managed to resist them. Detritus travels to the garrison near the village where Caius Bonus (Crismus Bonus), the garrison's commanding Centurion, explains that the Gauls have a magic potion, which makes them invincible. Detritus decides to capture the potion for himself, and hearing that the clever Asterix and permanently invincible Obelix are the backbone of the Gaulish forces, attempts and fails to eliminate them.
Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes French war films, Military humor in film
Actors Gérard Rinaldi, Jean-Guy Fechner, Jean Sarrus, Gérard Filippelli, Luis Rego, Jacques Seiler
Rating54%
Gérard, Phil, Jean-Guy, Jean et Luis, cinq amis inséparables, rêvent de créer un groupe pop du nom de The Tourist's. Après avoir loué à Crème leurs instruments de musique, ils participent à un concours régional, dont ils remportent le trophée.
Directed by Claude Zidi, Denys Granier-Deferre
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes La banlieue française, Films about the labor movement
Actors Gérard Rinaldi, Jean-Guy Fechner, Michel Galabru, Michel Serrault, Jean Sarrus, Gérard Filippelli
Rating63%
Jean, Phil, Gérard et Jean-Guy sont quatre copains qui habitent la même barre HLM. Ils préfèrent davantage boire un coup au bistrot d'Émile que d'aller travailler à l'usine de tondeuse à gazon. Ils ne tardent pas à se faire renvoyer à cause de leur manque de professionnalisme. Émile les aide à retrouver de petits boulots : Gérard fait visiter des appartements, Jean livre le lait, Jean-Guy répare une voiture et Phil distribue des tracts. Mais lorsque le commerce d'Émile est menacé par l'ouverture d'Euromarché situé en face, les quatre amis vont tout faire pour l'aider...
Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Gérard Rinaldi, Jean-Guy Fechner, Jean Sarrus, Gérard Filippelli, Jacques Seiler, Marisa Merlini
Rating55%
Gérard, Jean, Phil et Jean-Guy sont à l'armée, mais le sergent Bellec qui s'occupe d'eux ne les lâche pas d'une semelle. Les quatre compères préférant passer leur temps à jouer aux cartes en prison, ils restent à faire des bêtises et à se faire taper sur les doigts, comme quand ils sont chargés un jour de réchauffer la piscine du colonel. Par erreur, ils envoient du mazout dans la piscine, inondent la cave du colonel de mazout et se retrouvent coincés avec le sergent et le colonel. Un jour, ils parviennent à s'évader et se réfugient dans une ferme que l'armée veut réquisitionner parce qu'elle se situe sur un de ses terrains. Ils aideront les occupants avant d'aller dire « oui » (ou plutôt « non ») devant Monsieur le maire.
Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Louis de Funès, Annie Girardot, Maurice Risch, Julien Guiomar, Geneviève Fontanel, Jean-Jacques Moreau
Rating63%
Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze, maire libéral-conservateur d'une ville de province, est un industriel au bord de la faillite quand son usine, spécialisée dans la lutte anti-pollution, obtient d'un groupe japonais une commande énorme qui peut sauver son entreprise : 3 000 appareils de dépollution de l'air, les CX‑22, à livrer sous 90 jours. Mais il manque d'espace pour produire et stocker ces appareils car l'usine est sous-dimensionnée.
Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Pregnancy films, L'enseignement secondaire en France
Actors Michel Galabru, Maria Pacôme, Hubert Deschamps, Daniel Auteuil, Richard Bohringer, Pétronille Moss
Rating64%
Les élèves d'un cours privé multiplient les facéties et tentent de décrocher leur baccalauréat sans se fatiguer.
Directed by Claude Zidi, Stéphane Clavier
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes La corruption policière, Buddy films
Actors Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte, Régine, Julien Guiomar, Grace de Capitani, Claude Brosset
Rating71%
Dans les années 1980, René Boisrond, inspecteur en poste au commissariat du 18e arrondissement de Paris, mène une vie bien tranquille, entre sa concubine Simone, une ex-prostituée, et son travail qui consiste essentiellement à encaisser pots-de-vin et commissions occultes en tous genres, lui permettant d'assouvir sa passion pour les courses hippiques.
Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Michel Serrault, Thierry Lhermitte, Gérard Jugnot, Macha Méril, Mathilda May, Didier Kaminka
Rating50%
Paul Martin et François Leroux sont beaux-frères, amis, colocataires et gagmen sans renommée. Mais un jour, l'un des comiques de télévision les plus connus, Gaëtan, qui vient de licencier ses deux gagmen trop vieux et plus assez originaux, se retrouve dans le petit théâtre où Paul et François se produisent sous le nom des "Gagsters". Venu pour rencontrer Georges Khorseri, un camarade de Paul et François, il assiste en première partie à leur duo. Séduit par leur style, il les engage.
Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Adventure, Crime
Actors François Cluzet, Christophe Malavoy, Claire Nebout, Véronique Genest, Jean-Claude Leguay, Jean-Pierre Bisson
Rating63%
Gérard and Thierry are business partners who are accused of stealing a safe from a wealthy tycoon in this situation comedy. A practical joke backfires when the two make their colleague Daniel believe he has won the lottery. The owner of the safe calls the police, who chase after the scheming duo. The two steal the safe a second time to cover the loss of the money taken in the first burglary. Monique is the sultry police commissioner and former flame of the robbery victim who investigates the bizarre case.
Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes La corruption policière, Buddy films
Actors Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte, Guy Marchand, Grace de Capitani, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Line Renaud
Rating61%
François et René forment une équipe de ripoux depuis déjà 5 ans quand François, qui envisage de passer l'examen de commissaire, souhaite redevenir honnête. Mais lorsqu'il remet à une boutiquière volée l'argent dérobé, celle-ci, en raison d'une vieille rancune envers René, les accuse aussitôt du forfait. Les deux flics sont alors suspendus et remplacés par les inspecteurs Brisson et Portal, censés être de véritables modèles d'intégrité. Mais les apparences sont trompeuses.
Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Films about terrorism
Actors Thierry Lhermitte, Miou-Miou, Eddy Mitchell, Michel Boujenah, Jean Benguigui, Annick Alane
Rating61%
The protagonist is François Voisin, a telecommunications employee with an ostensibly unremarkable life. In reality François is a secret agent. He is reputed to be one of the best in his profession earning him the moniker l'Épée or, "The Sword". He hides his activities from his wife.
Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Claude Piéplu, Jean Martin, Julien Guiomar, Danielle Minazzoli
Rating63%
Pierre Durois, a brave mathematics teacher in a young girls high school in Aix-en-Provence, is also the son of the mayor of the town, the surgeon Hubert Durois, and the friend of Patrick the photographer of a tabloids newspaper directed by Albert Renaudin, the rival of Hubert Durois for the position of mayor.
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Among those, 23 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
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Add to a movie listTrue Lies (1994)
, 2h24Directed by James Cameron
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Road movies, Children's films, Chase films
Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Tia Carrere, Art Malik
Rating72%
Harry Tasker leads a double life, performing covert missions for the U.S government under a counter-terrorism task force called "The Omega Sector" using the cover of a traveling computer salesman. Albert "Gib" Gibson and Faisal assist him in these missions under the command of Spencer Trilby. However, Harry's wife, Helen, and his daughter, Dana, believe he is a boring computer salesman who does a lot of "corporate" travel. Harry's latest mission in Switzerland reveals the existence of a Persian terrorism organization group known as the Crimson Jihad, led by Salim Abu Aziz. Harry suspects that antiques dealer Juno Skinner has ties to Aziz. After visiting her, Harry is chased by Aziz's men through a shopping mall and a large hotel, meanwhile missing the birthday party that his wife and daughter have arranged for him.
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The Wing or the Thigh? (1976)
, 1h50Directed by Claude Zidi, Jean-Jacques Beineix
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Circus films, Cooking films
Actors Louis de Funès, Coluche, Julien Guiomar, Claude Gensac, Ann Zacharias, Martin Lamotte
Rating72%
Charles Duchemin (Louis de Funès) is the editor of an internationally known restaurant guide. After being appointed to the Académie française, Duchemin decides to retire as a restaurant critic and trains his son Gérard (Coluche) to continue the family business. However, Gérard Duchemin is more interested in his true passion—the circus—than high cuisine. Soon, however, Charles' plans to retire are complicated by the arrival of Jacques Tricatel (Julien Guiomar), the owner of a company of mass-produced food. Fearing for the future of high cuisine, Charles and his son strive to ruin Tricatel's company in any way they can. This movie is an allegory of the antagonism between USA culture and French culture as it was seen by French people in the 70s.
Animal (1977)
, 1h40Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Films about films
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raquel Welch, Jane Birkin, Raymond Gérôme, Dany Saval, Charles Gérard
Rating64%
Mike (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a stuntman who works with his girlfriend Jane (Raquel Welch). On their wedding day Mike and Jane are forced by producers to do a stunt for a film they are working on. Mike, annoyed doesn't look on the road and crashes the car causing them to end up in a hospital. After they come out Jane doesn't want to talk to Mike so he decides to get her a job in a film in which he is a stunt double for his double who is a star in action pictures but is in fact a wimp.
, 1h45Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Circus films, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about dogs, Asterix films, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni, Laetitia Casta, Gottfried John, Claude Piéplu
Rating60%
Julius Caesar is celebrating his victory over all of Gaul, but Lucius Detritus has kept from him that one village has managed to resist them. Detritus travels to the garrison near the village where Caius Bonus (Crismus Bonus), the garrison's commanding Centurion, explains that the Gauls have a magic potion, which makes them invincible. Detritus decides to capture the potion for himself, and hearing that the clever Asterix and permanently invincible Obelix are the backbone of the Gaulish forces, attempts and fails to eliminate them.
Rookies Run Amok (1971)
, 1h20Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes French war films, Military humor in film
Actors Gérard Rinaldi, Jean-Guy Fechner, Jean Sarrus, Gérard Filippelli, Luis Rego, Jacques Seiler
Rating54%
Gérard, Phil, Jean-Guy, Jean et Luis, cinq amis inséparables, rêvent de créer un groupe pop du nom de The Tourist's. Après avoir loué à Crème leurs instruments de musique, ils participent à un concours régional, dont ils remportent le trophée.
The Big Store (1973)
, 1h20Directed by Claude Zidi, Denys Granier-Deferre
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes La banlieue française, Films about the labor movement
Actors Gérard Rinaldi, Jean-Guy Fechner, Michel Galabru, Michel Serrault, Jean Sarrus, Gérard Filippelli
Rating63%
Jean, Phil, Gérard et Jean-Guy sont quatre copains qui habitent la même barre HLM. Ils préfèrent davantage boire un coup au bistrot d'Émile que d'aller travailler à l'usine de tondeuse à gazon. Ils ne tardent pas à se faire renvoyer à cause de leur manque de professionnalisme. Émile les aide à retrouver de petits boulots : Gérard fait visiter des appartements, Jean livre le lait, Jean-Guy répare une voiture et Phil distribue des tracts. Mais lorsque le commerce d'Émile est menacé par l'ouverture d'Euromarché situé en face, les quatre amis vont tout faire pour l'aider...
Rookies Go to War (1974)
, 1h25Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Gérard Rinaldi, Jean-Guy Fechner, Jean Sarrus, Gérard Filippelli, Jacques Seiler, Marisa Merlini
Rating55%
Gérard, Jean, Phil et Jean-Guy sont à l'armée, mais le sergent Bellec qui s'occupe d'eux ne les lâche pas d'une semelle. Les quatre compères préférant passer leur temps à jouer aux cartes en prison, ils restent à faire des bêtises et à se faire taper sur les doigts, comme quand ils sont chargés un jour de réchauffer la piscine du colonel. Par erreur, ils envoient du mazout dans la piscine, inondent la cave du colonel de mazout et se retrouvent coincés avec le sergent et le colonel. Un jour, ils parviennent à s'évader et se réfugient dans une ferme que l'armée veut réquisitionner parce qu'elle se situe sur un de ses terrains. Ils aideront les occupants avant d'aller dire « oui » (ou plutôt « non ») devant Monsieur le maire.
The Discord (1978)
, 1h37Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Louis de Funès, Annie Girardot, Maurice Risch, Julien Guiomar, Geneviève Fontanel, Jean-Jacques Moreau
Rating63%
Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze, maire libéral-conservateur d'une ville de province, est un industriel au bord de la faillite quand son usine, spécialisée dans la lutte anti-pollution, obtient d'un groupe japonais une commande énorme qui peut sauver son entreprise : 3 000 appareils de dépollution de l'air, les CX‑22, à livrer sous 90 jours. Mais il manque d'espace pour produire et stocker ces appareils car l'usine est sous-dimensionnée.
The Under-Gifted (1980)
, 1h32Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Pregnancy films, L'enseignement secondaire en France
Actors Michel Galabru, Maria Pacôme, Hubert Deschamps, Daniel Auteuil, Richard Bohringer, Pétronille Moss
Rating64%
Les élèves d'un cours privé multiplient les facéties et tentent de décrocher leur baccalauréat sans se fatiguer.
My New Partner (1984)
, 1h47Directed by Claude Zidi, Stéphane Clavier
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes La corruption policière, Buddy films
Actors Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte, Régine, Julien Guiomar, Grace de Capitani, Claude Brosset
Rating71%
Dans les années 1980, René Boisrond, inspecteur en poste au commissariat du 18e arrondissement de Paris, mène une vie bien tranquille, entre sa concubine Simone, une ex-prostituée, et son travail qui consiste essentiellement à encaisser pots-de-vin et commissions occultes en tous genres, lui permettant d'assouvir sa passion pour les courses hippiques.
Les Rois du Gag (1985)
, 1h38Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Michel Serrault, Thierry Lhermitte, Gérard Jugnot, Macha Méril, Mathilda May, Didier Kaminka
Rating50%
Paul Martin et François Leroux sont beaux-frères, amis, colocataires et gagmen sans renommée. Mais un jour, l'un des comiques de télévision les plus connus, Gaëtan, qui vient de licencier ses deux gagmen trop vieux et plus assez originaux, se retrouve dans le petit théâtre où Paul et François se produisent sous le nom des "Gagsters". Venu pour rencontrer Georges Khorseri, un camarade de Paul et François, il assiste en première partie à leur duo. Séduit par leur style, il les engage.
Top Managers (1987)
Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Adventure, Crime
Actors François Cluzet, Christophe Malavoy, Claire Nebout, Véronique Genest, Jean-Claude Leguay, Jean-Pierre Bisson
Rating63%
Gérard and Thierry are business partners who are accused of stealing a safe from a wealthy tycoon in this situation comedy. A practical joke backfires when the two make their colleague Daniel believe he has won the lottery. The owner of the safe calls the police, who chase after the scheming duo. The two steal the safe a second time to cover the loss of the money taken in the first burglary. Monique is the sultry police commissioner and former flame of the robbery victim who investigates the bizarre case.
My New Partner II (1990)
, 1h45Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes La corruption policière, Buddy films
Actors Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte, Guy Marchand, Grace de Capitani, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Line Renaud
Rating61%
François et René forment une équipe de ripoux depuis déjà 5 ans quand François, qui envisage de passer l'examen de commissaire, souhaite redevenir honnête. Mais lorsqu'il remet à une boutiquière volée l'argent dérobé, celle-ci, en raison d'une vieille rancune envers René, les accuse aussitôt du forfait. Les deux flics sont alors suspendus et remplacés par les inspecteurs Brisson et Portal, censés être de véritables modèles d'intégrité. Mais les apparences sont trompeuses.
The Jackpot! (1991)
, 1h42Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Films about terrorism
Actors Thierry Lhermitte, Miou-Miou, Eddy Mitchell, Michel Boujenah, Jean Benguigui, Annick Alane
Rating61%
The protagonist is François Voisin, a telecommunications employee with an ostensibly unremarkable life. In reality François is a secret agent. He is reputed to be one of the best in his profession earning him the moniker l'Épée or, "The Sword". He hides his activities from his wife.
I'm Losing My Temper (1974)
, 1h30Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Claude Piéplu, Jean Martin, Julien Guiomar, Danielle Minazzoli
Rating63%
Pierre Durois, a brave mathematics teacher in a young girls high school in Aix-en-Provence, is also the son of the mayor of the town, the surgeon Hubert Durois, and the friend of Patrick the photographer of a tabloids newspaper directed by Albert Renaudin, the rival of Hubert Durois for the position of mayor.