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Didier

Didier

19976.11h 44m

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...

Directed by Alain Chabat
Written by Alain Chabat
Produced by Claude Berri
Box OfficeBudget: $11.0M0

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

sportsfootball (soccer)dogdogman

About Didier

Didier is a comedy film released in 1997 exploring themes of sports, football (soccer), dog, dogman. Directed by Alain Chabat, it stars Jean-Pierre Bacri, Alain Chabat, Isabelle Gélinas. 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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