If I Were a Rich Man (film)
2002 French film
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If I Were a Rich Man (Ah! Si j'étais riche) is a 2002 French film written and directed by Gérard Bitton and Michel Munz.
Directed byGérard Bitton
Michel Munz
Michel Munz
Written byGérard Bitton
Michel Munz
Michel Munz
Produced byCharles Gassot
Dominique Brunner (executive producer)
Dominique Brunner (executive producer)
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| Directed by | Gérard Bitton Michel Munz |
| Written by | Gérard Bitton Michel Munz |
| Produced by | Charles Gassot Dominique Brunner (executive producer) |
| Starring | Jean-Pierre Darroussin Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Richard Berry François Morel Noémie Lvovsky |
| Cinematography | Chicca Ungaro |
| Edited by | Marie Castro-Vasquez |
| Music by | Michel Munz |
| Distributed by | UGC Fox Distribution |
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Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $2.6 million[1] |
| Box office | $5.6 million[2] |
Plot
Aldo Bonnard (played by Jean-Pierre Darroussin) is about to divorce his wife Alice (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) while his new boss, Gérard (Richard Berry), is a hypocritical man. Worse, he discovers that his wife has an affair with his boss. But one day, he wins a lottery of 10 million euros. He decides to leave his job and not to reveal the news to his wife until the day of the divorce.
Principal cast
- Jean-Pierre Darroussin : Aldo Bonnard
- Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi : Alice
- Richard Berry : Gérard
- François Morel : Jean-Phil
- Helena Noguerra : Priscille
- Tony Gaultier : Morillon
- Zinedine Soualem : Kader Benhassine
- Noémie Lvovsky : Claire
- Philippe Duquesne : Bergeron
- Sophie Mounicot : Madame Gabai
- Didier Flamand : Monsieur Agenor
- Aurélie Boquien : Madame Benhassine
- Darry Cowl : Sylvain
- Frédéric Bouraly : Elvis
- Jean Dujardin : Le vendeur Weston
- Anne Marivin : The waitress
Remake
The film inspired a Spanish remake, Si Yo Fuera Rico, which was released in November 2019.[3]
