Top 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsMost Popular Video GamesMost Popular Music VideosMost Popular Podcasts
    Release CalendarBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Claude Zidi

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
IMDbProStarmeter
See rank
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). It got him the nickname "Mr. Box Office". On the other hand the few non-comedies he made turned out to be big flops.
BornJuly 25, 1934
BornJuly 25, 1934
IMDbProStarmeter
See rank
Add or change photo on IMDbPro
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
  • Awards

Known for

My New Partner (1984)
My New Partner
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1984
Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies (1994)
True Lies
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1994
Gérard Depardieu and Christian Clavier in Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1999
Deux (1989)
Deux
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1989

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Writer

  • True Lies
    • (2018)
    • In Production
  • Capitaine Casta: Amélie a disparu
  • Lorànt Deutsch, Thierry Lhermitte, and Philippe Noiret in Ripoux 3 (2003)
    Ripoux 3
  • La boîte (2001)
    La boîte
  • Gérard Depardieu and Christian Clavier in Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)
    Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
  • Christopher Lambert and Josiane Balasko in Arlette (1997)
    Arlette
  • My Woman Is Leaving Me (1996)
    My Woman Is Leaving Me
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies (1994)
    True Lies
  • Patrick Bruel in Low Profile (1993)
    Low Profile
  • Michel Boujenah, Thierry Lhermitte, Miou-Miou, and Eddy Mitchell in La totale ! (1991)
    La totale !
  • Promotion canapé (1990)
    Promotion canapé
  • Thierry Lhermitte and Philippe Noiret in My New Partner at the Races (1990)
    My New Partner at the Races
  • Deux (1989)
    Deux
  • Association of Wrongdoers (1987)
    Association of Wrongdoers
  • Les rois du gag (1985)
    Les rois du gag
  • My New Partner (1984)
    My New Partner

Director

  • Ripoux anonymes (2010)
    Ripoux anonymes
  • Lorànt Deutsch, Thierry Lhermitte, and Philippe Noiret in Ripoux 3 (2003)
    Ripoux 3
  • La boîte (2001)
    La boîte
  • Gérard Depardieu and Christian Clavier in Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)
    Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
  • Christopher Lambert and Josiane Balasko in Arlette (1997)
    Arlette
  • Patrick Bruel in Low Profile (1993)
    Low Profile
  • Michel Boujenah, Thierry Lhermitte, Miou-Miou, and Eddy Mitchell in La totale ! (1991)
    La totale !
  • Thierry Lhermitte and Philippe Noiret in My New Partner at the Races (1990)
    My New Partner at the Races
  • Deux (1989)
    Deux
  • Association of Wrongdoers (1987)
    Association of Wrongdoers
  • Les rois du gag (1985)
    Les rois du gag
  • My New Partner (1984)
    My New Partner
  • Coluche in Banzaï (1983)
    Banzaï
  • Les sous-doués en vacances (1982)
    Les sous-doués en vacances
  • Gérard Depardieu and Coluche in Inspector Blunder (1980)
    Inspector Blunder

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Le Boucher (1970)
    Le Boucher
  • This Man Must Die (1969)
    This Man Must Die
  • Robert Hossein, Maurice Ronet, and Monica Vitti in The Scarlet Lady (1969)
    The Scarlet Lady
  • La femme infidèle (1969)
    La femme infidèle
  • Happening (1968)
    Happening
  • Stéphane Audran, Jean-Louis Trintignant, and Jacqueline Sassard in Les Biches (1968)
    Les Biches
  • The Road to Corinth (1967)
    The Road to Corinth
  • The Killing Game (1967)
    The Killing Game
  • The Champagne Murders (1967)
    The Champagne Murders
  • An Idiot in Paris (1967)
    An Idiot in Paris
  • VII. Symphonie in A-dur op. 92 von Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Maurice Ronet and Jean Seberg in Line of Demarcation (1966)
    Line of Demarcation
  • Liselotte Pulver, Anna Karina, and Micheline Presle in The Nun (1966)
    The Nun
  • Blue Panther (1965)
    Blue Panther
  • Le Bonheur (1965)
    Le Bonheur

Personal details

Edit
    • July 25, 1934
    • Paris, France
    • July 30, 2007 - present
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews

Did you know

Edit
  • Trivia
    Uncle of Allistair Wyndham.

Related news

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
  • Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • IMDb Developer
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.