Podium

Podium

2004•1h 35m•5.9/10

ComedyMusic

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.9/10(458)

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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Production

Fidélité Productions, K2 SA, M6 Films, TF1 Films Production

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Benoît Poelvoorde

Benoît Poelvoorde

Bernard Frédéric

Jean-Paul Rouve

Jean-Paul Rouve

Couscous

Julie Depardieu

Julie Depardieu

Véro

Marie Guillard

Marie Guillard

Vanessa

Anne Marivin

Anne Marivin

Anne

Odile Vuillemin

Odile Vuillemin

Odile

Nadège Beausson-Diagne

Nadège Beausson-Diagne

Nadège

Nicolas Jouxtel

Sébastien

Olivier Mag

Olivier Mag

Claude David

Karine Lyachenko

Karine Lyachenko

Jacqueline

Bruno Abraham-Kremer

Bruno Abraham-Kremer

Monsieur Lombard

Dominique Besnehard

Dominique Besnehard

Le psychologue

Armelle

Armelle

Laure

Thomas Derichebourg

Thomas Derichebourg

Le garçon restaurant à volonté

Évelyne Thomas

Évelyne Thomas

Herself

Jérôme Bertin

Jérôme Bertin

Journaliste LCI

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