Podium
6.4
Bernand Fréderic is a mediocre bank executive. He's married and has a son. He used to have another profession: being French star Claude Francois. Now, with the Imitators Gala Night coming up, he must choose between his wife or the only thing that makes him happy: the applause.
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Cast
16 people
Benoît Poelvoorde
Bernard Frédéric
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Jean-Paul Rouve
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Julie Depardieu
Véro
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Marie Guillard
Vanessa
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Anne Marivin
Anne
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Odile Vuillemin
Odile
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Nadège Beausson-Diagne
Nadège
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The Balconettes
Nicolas Jouxtel
Sébastien
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Coco
Olivier Mag
Claude David
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Cineman
Karine Lyachenko
Jacqueline
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Bruno Abraham-Kremer
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Dominique Besnehard
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Yann Moix Director · Olivier Dazat Writer Arthur-Emmanuel Pierre Writer
Worldwide gross $24M · Budget $10M · United States release November 11, 2004
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$24,500,000
Gross vs. budget
2.5×
Production
Fidélité Productions
Production
K2 SA
Production
M6 Films
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
20th Century Studios
Production
StudioCanal
Production
Gimages 6
Production
Natexis Banques Populaires Images 3
Production
TPS Star
Production
France · Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 11, 2004
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 2004
Theatrical
France
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