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Didier

Didier

Didier

Didier

1997•1h 44m•

★6.1(648 ratings)

Comedy

Overview

Jean-Pierre Costa is a football manager upon whom fate appears not to be smiling. First, a friend, Annabelle, dumps a pet Labrador named Didier on him whilst she goes off to make a report in Los Angeles. Next, one of his star players is injured, leaving him one player short for a crucial match. As if things could not get any worse, Costa wakes up one morning to find that that Didier has been transformed into a man...

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Main Cast

Jean-Pierre Bacri

Jean-Pierre Bacri

Jean-Pierre Costa

Alain Chabat

Alain Chabat

Didier

Isabelle Gélinas

Isabelle Gélinas

Maria

Lionel Abelanski

Lionel Abelanski

Charlie Abitbol

Caroline Cellier

Caroline Cellier

Annabelle

Chantal Lauby

Chantal Lauby

Solange

Josiane Balasko

Josiane Balasko

Madame Massort

Dominique Farrugia

Dominique Farrugia

Gilles

Dieudonné

Dieudonné

Commentateur sportif, Jean

Dimitri Radochevitch

Dimitri Radochevitch

Commentateur Robert

Zinedine Soualem

Zinedine Soualem

Camel Mimouni

Serge Hazanavicius

Serge Hazanavicius

Jean-Philippe

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Alain Chabat

Writing

Screenplay: Alain Chabat

Production

Producer: Claude Berri
Co-Producer: Alain Chabat
Co-Producer: Guillaume de Vergès
Executive Producer: Pierre Grunstein
Co-Producer: Pierre Lescure
Casting Director: Pierre Amzallag

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Philippe Chany

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Laurent Dailland

Editing

Editor: Roland Baubeau

Art Direction

Production Design: Jean-Marc Kerdelhué
Art Direction: Cécile Arlet Colin

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Sylvie Gautrelet

Visual Effects

Animation: Pierre-Alain Bloch

Keywords

sportsfootball (soccer)dogdogman

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Did You Know?

#1

The production budget was $11.0M.

#2

The runtime is 104 minutes (1h 44m).

#3

The film was directed by Alain Chabat.

#4

The screenplay was written by Alain Chabat.

#5

The score was composed by Philippe Chany.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Laurent Dailland.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0118976.

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Rating

6.1/10

Average

648 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Didier

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

6

Language:

Français

Country of Origin:

France

Budget:

$11,000,000

Production Companies:

Katharina

Renn Productions

TF1 Films Production

TF1 Films Production

Chez Wam