The Valet
Caught by tabloid paparazzi with his mistress Elena, a famous and beautiful fashion model, billionaire Pierre Levasseur tries to avoid a divorce by inventing a preposterous lie. He uses the presence of a passerby in the photo to claim to his wife that it's not him Elena is seeing but the other man, one François Pignon. Pignon is a modest little man who works as a parking valet. To make the story convincing, Elena has to move in with Pignon.
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Cast
26 people
Gad Elmaleh
François Pignon
Known for
Priceless
The Adventures of Tintin
Alexandre Desplat
Composer
Also in
The Monuments Men
Montage: Great Film Composers and The Piano
Alice Taglioni
Éléna Simonsen
Known for
Paris-Manhattan
The Prey
Daniel Auteuil
Pierre Levasseur
Known for
Caché
La Belle Époque
Kristin Scott Thomas
Christine Levasseur
Known for
Slow Horses
Tomb Raider
Richard Berry
Maître Foix
Known for
Ruby & Quentin
22 Bullets
Virginie Ledoyen
Emilie
Known for
The Beach
MILF
Dany Boon
Richard
Known for
Welcome to the Sticks
Superchondriac
Michel Jonasz
André Pignon
Known for
He Even Has Your Eyes
In Her Hands
Michel Aumont
Doctor
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The ComDads
Laurent Gamelon
Paul
Known for
Ruby & Quentin
P.R.O.F.S.
Patrick Mille
Pascal
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
99 Francs
Francis Veber Director · Declan May Writer Alexandre Desplat Composer
Worldwide gross $29M · Budget $28M · United States release April 20, 2007
Box office
Budget
$28,300,000
Worldwide gross
$29,326,868
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
EFVE
Production
Kairos
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Doublure
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Belgium · March 29, 2006
Theatrical
France · March 29, 2006
Theatrical
United States · April 20, 2007
Theatrical
Argentina
October 5, 2006 · Theatrical
Australia
December 21, 2006 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
November 17, 2006 · Theatrical
Canada
September 26, 2006 · Theatrical
February 13, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Egypt
April 25, 2007 · Theatrical
France
October 3, 2006 · Physical · DVD
January 23, 2017 · Digital · VOD
November 11, 2020 · Physical · Blu-Ray
July 8, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
June 12, 2026 · TV · Gulli
Greece
August 24, 2006 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 19, 2007 · Premiere · French Filmdays
April 26, 2007 · Theatrical
Israel
November 9, 2006 · Theatrical
Italy
May 12, 2006 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 11, 2008 · Theatrical
Poland
December 1, 2006 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Romania
September 22, 2006 · Theatrical
Russia
June 28, 2006 · Premiere · Moscow Film Festival
July 20, 2006 · Theatrical
Serbia
September 23, 2006 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 21, 2008 · Theatrical
Spain
June 9, 2006 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 29, 2006 · Theatrical · French
June 9, 2006 · Theatrical · Italian
U.S. Virgin Islands
April 20, 2007 · Theatrical
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