Claude Zidi

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 also nominated for Best Writing. Source: Article "Claude Zidi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Directed

1. Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar (1999) — Director
2. The Wing or the Thigh? (1976) — Director
3. The Under-Gifted (1980) — Director
4. The Discord (1978) — Director
5. Les Sous-Doués En Vacances (1982) — Director
6. My New Partner (1984) — Director
7. Inspector Blunder (1980) — Director
8. Banzaï (1983) — Director
9. My New Partner II (1990) — Director
10. Animal (1977) — Director
11. The Jackpot! (1991) — Director
12. The Big Store (1973) — Director
13. Rookies Run Amok (1971) — Director
14. I'm Losing My Temper (1974) — Director
15. Stadium Nuts (1972) — Director
16. My New Partner III (2003) — Director
17. The Wild Goose Chase (1975) — Director
18. Rookies Go to War (1974) — Director
19. Arlette (1997) — Director
20. Les Rois du gag (1985) — Director
21. Top Managers (1987) — Director
22. Low Profile (1993) — Director
23. Dumb But Disciplined (1979) — Director
24. Deux (1989) — Director
25. La Boîte (2001) — Director
26. Ripoux anonymes (2011) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Wing or the Thigh? (1976) — Chef de rang de la 'Coquille d'or'(non crédité)
2. Louis de Funès Forever (2013) — Self
3. Belmondo ou le goût du risque (2017) — Self
4. Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
5. Spécial cinéma (1974) — Self
6. Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde (2011) — Self (archive footage)
7. À la recherche de... Pierre Richard (2017) — Self - Director, producer (archive footage)
8. Les Charlots en folie (2024) — Self
9. Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self
10. Claude Chabrol's Eye (2018) — Self
11. Ciné regards (1978) — Self