Would I Lie to You?
6.4
Jobless loner Eddie Vuibert gets a lucky break when a rich Jewish entrepreneur mistakes him for a Jew and gives him a sweet job in the Parisian fashion district.
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4 films
Cast
36 people
Richard Anconina
Eddie Vuibert
Known for
Camping 2
Stars 80
Vincent Elbaz
Dov Mimran
Known for
I Am Not an Easy Man
Vicky and Her Mystery
Richard Bohringer
Victor Benzakhem
Known for
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Subway
José Garcia
Serge Benhamou
Known for
Now You See Me
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Amira Casar
Sandra Benzakhem
Known for
Call Me by Your Name
Versailles
Aure Atika
Karine Benchetrit
Known for
The Night Manager
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Élie Kakou
Rafi
Also in
Monsieur Naphtali
Les Kidnappeurs
Bruno Solo
Yvan Touati
Known for
Caméra Café
Jet Set
Gilbert Melki
Patrick Abitbol
Known for
Angel-A
The Bonfire of Destiny
Sabrina Van Tassel
Muriel
Also in
Les Parasites
Two Days, Nine Lives
Anthony Delon
Maurice Aflalo
Known for
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Dance with Him
Ali Mehar Akhtar
Thomas Gilou Director · Michel Munz Writer Gérard Bitton Writer
Worldwide gross $29M · Budget $4M · United States release March 31, 2001
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$29,456,000
Gross vs. budget
7.4×
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld
Production
M6 Films
Production
Orly Films
Production
Canal+
Production
Vertigo Productions
Production
Vertigo
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Vérité si je mens !
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 1, 1997
Theatrical
United States · March 31, 2001
Premiere · Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
Argentina
February 4, 1999 · Theatrical
Australia
March 26, 1998 · Theatrical
November 26, 1998 · Theatrical
Canada
September 6, 1997 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Chile
April 22, 1999 · Theatrical
France
January 11, 2026 · TV · W9
March 9, 2026 · TV · Gulli
Hungary
May 11, 2006 · Theatrical
Italy
August 11, 2000 · Theatrical
Japan
November 7, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
February 26, 1999 · Theatrical
Switzerland
May 2, 1997 · Theatrical
Türkiye
June 1, 2001 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 5, 2004 · Theatrical
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