FILM DIRECTOR

Claude Zidi

1934 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claude Zidi has received more than 121,722 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Claude Zidi is the 419th most popular film director (down from 396th in 2019), the 2,374th most popular biography from France (down from 2,203rd in 2019) and the 57th most popular French Film Director.

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.25

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  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Claude Zidi ranks 419 out of 2,041. Before him are Michel Gondry, Sergiu Nicolaescu, M. Night Shyamalan, J. J. Abrams, Aleksandar Petrović, and Merian C. Cooper. After him are Bong Joon-ho, Lo Wei, Édouard Molinaro, Richard Brooks, Michael Anderson, and Taylor Hackford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Claude Zidi ranks 132. Before him are George Chakiris, Ken Rosewall, Franc Rode, Alisa Freindlich, Raniero Cantalamessa, and Jacques Loussier. After him are Umberto Agnelli, Waldo Machado, Sergio Balanzino, Dida, Elgin Baylor, and Van Cliburn.

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In France

Among people born in France, Claude Zidi ranks 2,374 out of 6,770. Before him are Aleksandar Petrović (1929), Boniface, Count of Savoy (1244), Michel Petrucciani (1962), Raymond Duchamp-Villon (1876), Maurice Joly (1829), and Léa Seydoux (1985). After him are Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777), Yvan Goll (1891), Peter I of Courtenay (1126), Michel Sardou (1947), William I of Provence (950), and Jacques Lemercier (1585).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Claude Zidi ranks 57. Before him are Claire Denis (1946), Christian-Jaque (1904), André Téchiné (1943), Jean-Jacques Beineix (1946), Michel Gondry (1963), and Aleksandar Petrović (1929). After him are Édouard Molinaro (1928), Jean Eustache (1938), Maurice Pialat (1925), Ariane Mnouchkine (1939), Jacques Tourneur (1904), and Louis Feuillade (1873).

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Filmography

Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
Director
Set in 50 B.C., Asterix and Obelix are living in a small but well-protected village in Gaul, where a magic potion concocted by Druids turns the townsfolk into mighty soldiers. When Roman troops carve a path through Gaul to reach the English Channel, Caesar and his aide de camp Detritus discover the secret elixir and capture the Druid leader who knows its formula, and Asterix and Obelix are sent off to rescue them.
Feb 3rd 19996 / 10
The Wing or the Thigh?
Director
Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to save the French art of cooking. After having agreed to appear on a talk show to show his skills in naming food and wine by taste, he is confronted with two disasters: his son wants to become a clown rather than a restaurant tester and he, the famous Charles Duchemin, has lost his taste!
Oct 27th 19767.237 / 10
The Under-Gifted
Director
The story centers around a graduating class of "less-gifted" students in a private Versailles high school. Only a miracle has brought the students this far along, and after a practical joke misfires and the whole school is dynamited, the students are in deep trouble. They have to present themselves in court for their punishment and it could not be worse: If they don't pass their high-school graduation exams, they go to prison!
Apr 30th 19806.477 / 10