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The Dinner Game (1998)

A feast for the senseless.

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Francis Veber
Writer : Francis Veber

Synopsis

For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...

Actors

Thierry Lhermitte
Thierry Lhermitte
Pierre Brochant
Jacques Villeret
Jacques Villeret
François Pignon
Francis Huster
Francis Huster
Juste Leblanc
Daniel Prévost
Daniel Prévost
Lucien Cheval
Alexandra Vandernoot
Alexandra Vandernoot
Christine Brochant
Catherine Frot
Catherine Frot
Marlène Sasseur
Edgar Givry
Edgar Givry
Jean Cordier
Christian Pereira
Christian Pereira
Docteur Sorbier
Benoît Bellal
Benoît Bellal
Bichaud, le premier animateur
Jacques Bleu
Jacques Bleu
Le troisième animateur
Philippe Brigaud
Philippe Brigaud
L'invité passionné de boomerang
Michel Caccia
Michel Caccia
Un invité
Laurent Gendron
Laurent Gendron
Un invité
Pétronille Moss
Pétronille Moss
Louisette Blond
Pierre-Arnaud Juin
Pierre-Arnaud Juin
Boissonade
Daniel Martin
Daniel Martin
Messignac
Elvire Melliere
Elvire Melliere
Gisèle
Rémy Roubakha
Rémy Roubakha
Carlier
Candide Sanchez
Candide Sanchez
Un invité
Mykhaël Georges-Schar
Mykhaël Georges-Schar
Le second animateur

Crews

Francis Veber
Francis Veber
Director
Francis Veber
Francis Veber
Screenplay
Alain Poiré
Alain Poiré
Producer
Luciano Tovoli
Luciano Tovoli
Director of Photography
Vladimir Cosma
Vladimir Cosma
Original Music Composer
Georges Klotz
Georges Klotz
Editor
Hugues Tissandier
Hugues Tissandier
Production Design
Gilles Boillot
Gilles Boillot
Art Direction
Sophie Campbell
Sophie Campbell
Art Direction
Alain Pitrel
Alain Pitrel
Set Decoration
Jacqueline Bouchard
Jacqueline Bouchard
Costume Design
Bernard Bats
Bernard Bats
Sound Designer
Françoise Menidrey
Françoise Menidrey
Casting
Gill Robillard
Gill Robillard
Makeup Artist

Trailers and other movies

The Dinner Game (Le Diner de Cons) - Film Trailer With Subtitles

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