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Film director, screenwriter. Claude Zidi (born 25 July 1934) is a French film director and screenwriter noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then a cinematographer, and he made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971.
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Claude Zidi. Writer: My New Partner. One of the most successfully commercial directors of France with smash comedy hits as the Charlots , Les Sous-Doués and Les Ripoux series. Also made the first Asterix and Obelix movie, La Totale (later remade by James Cameron as "True Lies") and Banzai (with Coluche).
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Claude Raymond Djemil Zidi: Surnom: Claude Zidi: Naissance: 25 juillet 1934 (89 ans) Paris 14 e, , France: Nationalité: Française: Profession: Réalisateur Scénariste Producteur: Films notables: Les Bidasses en folie L'Aile ou la Cuisse Les Sous-doués Les Ripoux Astérix et Obélix contre César
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Biography. 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 a cinematographer, and he made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971. He won the César Award for Best Director for My New Partner, for which he was ...
Birthday: Jul 25, 1934. Birthplace: Paris, France. A French writer/director who specializes in mainstream comedies, Claude Zidi is best known for his award-winning 1984 film, "My New Partner ...
Audience ScoreTitleCreditYear29%Director, Producer2003No Score YetProducer2000No Score YetDirector200042%Director1999La Totale! (The Total!) is a 1991 French spy comedy film directed by Claude Zidi. The film was the basis for director James Cameron 's 1994 action comedy True Lies. [2]
A lthough Claude Zidi (born in Paris on 25th July 1934) is best known as a film director - one of the most commercially successful France has ever produced - he started out as a camera operator. In the 1960s, he worked on around twenty films in this capacity, including Jacques Demy's La Baie des anges (1963) and Claude Chabrol's Le Boucher (1970).