| Gérard Depardieu | ... | Alain Moreau | |
| Cécile De France | ... | Marion | |
| Mathieu Amalric | ... | Bruno | |
| Christine Citti | ... | Michèle | |
| Patrick Pineau | ... | Daniel | |
| Jean-Pierre Gos | ... | Le maire | |
| Antoine de Prekel | ... | Martin | |
| Monique Gailleurd | ... | Organisateur Soirée | |
| Alain Kruger | ... | Médecin | |
| Patrick Bordier | ... | Responsable Palais | |
| Jean-Paul Combes | ... | Patron Aquarius | |
| Serge Godenaire | ... | Maitre d'hôtel | |
| Marie Kremer | ... | Laurence | |
| Catherine Salviat | ... | Mme Laville | |
| Cécile Auclert | ... | Blonde | |
| Camille De Pazzis | ... | Jenifer | |
| Grégory Valais | ... | Fabrice | |
| Danielle Chanone | ... | Fan | |
| Gilles Dumesnil | ... | Patron relais (as Gilles Dumenil) | |
| Fabrice Guenon | ... | Guitariste | |
| Michel Croizet | ... | Bassiste / Clavier | |
| Jean-Luc Montagnon | ... | Guitariste | |
| Magguy Montagnon | ... | Choriste | |
| Philippe Gonzales | ... | Clavier Accordéon | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Christophe | ... | Himself / En personne (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Xavier Giannoli | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Xavier Giannoli | ||
Produced by | |||
| Manon Baudoin | .... | assistant producer | |
| Luc Besson | .... | executive producer | |
| Jean Coulon | .... | associate producer | |
| Michel de Wouters | .... | associate producer | |
| Pierre-Ange Le Pogam | .... | producer | |
| Mehdi Sayah | .... | assistant producer | |
| Edouard Weil | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Alexandre Desplat | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Yorick Le Saux | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Martine Giordano | |||
Casting by | |||
| Antoinette Boulat | |||
Production Design by | |||
| François-Renaud Labarthe | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Emmanuelle Cuillery | |||
| Fanny Stauff | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Tibor Dora | (decor) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Nathalie Benros | |||
Production Management | |||
| Martin Allegaree | .... | unit manager trainee | |
| Mederic Bourlat | .... | production manager | |
| Gregory Bruneau | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Sébastien Delepine | .... | unit manager trainee | |
| Nathalie Hoang Dac Huong | .... | extra unit manager trainee | |
| Amélie Melkonian | .... | assistant production | |
| Guinal Riou | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Grégory Valais | .... | unit manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Stephane Condat | .... | set dresser | |
| Emmanuelle Cuillery | .... | assistant art director | |
| Fabien Lang | .... | props | |
| Fanny Stauff | .... | first assistant art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Fabien Adelin | .... | foley recordist | |
| Gabriel Hafner | .... | sound | |
| Micki Joanni | .... | synchron editor | |
| Erwan Kerzanet | .... | boom operator | |
| François Musy | .... | sound | |
| Renaud Musy | .... | sound assistant | |
| Matthieu Sibony | .... | supervising sound editor | |
Casting Department | |||
| Claire Andrieu | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Valérie Le Hello | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Mathilde Delacroix | .... | color timer | |
| Marie-Julie Maille | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Benjamin Caillaud | .... | music editor | |
| Jean-Yves d'Angelo | .... | music arranger: songs | |
| Jérôme Lateur | .... | music supervisor | |
| Vincent Lebegue | .... | music legal coordinator | |
| Elise Luguern | .... | music production supervisor | |
| Alexandre Mahout | .... | music assistant | |
| Stéphane Reichart | .... | music scoring mixer | |
| Mehdi Sayah | .... | assistant music supervisor | |
Other crew | |||
| Patrick Boshart | .... | location scout | |
| Myriam Bruguière | .... | press attache | |
| Sandie Cabrol | .... | production coordinator | |
| Nathalie Choukroun-Lacoste | .... | legal assistant | |
| Olivier Guigues | .... | press attache | |
| Clémentine Harland | .... | production coordinator | |
| Thomas Percy | .... | press attache | |
| Leila Smith | .... | production assistant | |
| Élodie Van Beuren | .... | script supervisor | |
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After seeing the trailer I didn't expect to enjoy this movie. Lesson: don't judge a movie by its trailer.
Although it is a fairly corny affair, the setting is an unusual one, the performances and production values are high, and the script unexpectedly funny.
However, without a star of considerable magnitude the entire soufflé would fall flat. Fortunately the great Depardieu is on hand, his giant presence matched by his lightness of touch. It's curious how the old American lions - de Niro, Pacino and the others - don't seem to be able to both play their image while sending it up at the same time: they only manage one thing or the other. In this modest movie, Depardieu is both himself and something of a parody of himself. The result is two-for-the-price-of-one enjoyment.
The songs he sings - very well - are all genuine French pop songs which themselves border on self-parody, in the way that so many country-and western songs do - a seam of humour richly mined by Altman in Nashville. There's nothing so subtle here: Quand J'Etais Chanteur is so loosely woven that close scrutiny would unravel it. But for all that, it's surprisingly enjoyable.