Claude Zidi
Claude Zidi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 July 1934 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Claude Zidi (born 25 July 1934) is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971. He won the César Award for Best Director for My New Partner, for which he was also nominated for Best Writing.
Filmography as director
| Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Les Bidasses en folie | Featuring Les Charlots | |
| 1972 | Les fous du Stade | Stadium Nuts | Featuring Les Charlots |
| 1973 | Le grand bazar | The Big Store | Featuring Les Charlots |
| 1974 | Les Bidasses s'en vont en guerre | Featuring Les Charlots | |
| 1974 | La Moutarde me monte au nez | ||
| 1975 | La Course à l'échalote | ||
| 1976 | L'aile ou la cuisse | The Wing or the Thigh | |
| 1977 | L'Animal | ||
| 1978 | La Zizanie | The Spat | |
| 1979 | Bête mais discipliné | ||
| 1980 | Les sous doués | Les sous-doués | |
| 1980 | Inspecteur la Bavure | ||
| 1982 | Les Sous-doués en vacances | ||
| 1983 | Banzaï | ||
| 1984 | Les Ripoux | My New Partner | César Award for Best Film César Award for Best Director |
| 1985 | Les rois du gag | ||
| 1987 | Association de Malfaiteurs | Association of Wrongdoers | |
| 1989 | Deux | ||
| 1989 | Ripoux contre ripoux | My New Partner II | |
| 1991 | La Totale! | Remade as True Lies | |
| 1993 | Profil bas | ||
| 1994 | True Lies | True Lies | Writer only |
| 1997 | Arlette | ||
| 1999 | Astérix et Obélix contre César | Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar | |
| 2001 | La boîte | ||
| 2003 | Ripoux 3 |
External links
- Claude Zidi at IMDb
