Didier Kaminka

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Didier Kaminka

Born April 22, 1943 · Paris, France (age 83)

Didier Kaminka est un réalisateur, acteur, dialoguiste et scénariste français né le 22 avril 1943 à Paris.

Known For

True LiesTrue Lies · 1994
True Lies
7.11994
MovieActionThriller
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
The Under-GiftedThe Under-Gifted · 1980
The Under-Gifted
6.51980
MovieComedy
The story centers around a graduating class of "less-gifted" students in a private Versailles high school. Only a miracle has brought the students this far along, and after a practical joke misfires and the whole school is dynamited, the students are in deep trouble. They have to present themselves in court for their punishment and it could not be worse: If they don't pass their high-school graduation exams, they go to prison!
The Nada GangThe Nada Gang · 1974
The Nada Gang
6.01974
MovieThrillerDrama
Nada, named after a gang of Spanish anarchists, is a small, confused band of French terrorists. They kidnap the American ambassador after one of his regular visits to an exclusive brothel. The gang starts to quarrel amongst themselves as to the diplomat's fate, while the police purge suspects in their attempts to destroy the Nada faction. As the violence escalates on both sides, the States and the terrorists are forced to use one another's methods in an increasingly desperate and relentless conflict.
The BodyguardThe Bodyguard · 1984
The Bodyguard
4.81984
MovieComedy
Barbara marries Julien a charming and sexy man. Barbara's old flame Paul is highly suspicious of Julien. It seems Julien's previous two wives died under dubious circumstances and he collected a wad of insurance money as a result. Paul cannot ignore his misgivings, and so he follows Barbara and Julien to Morocco on their honeymoon, intent on preventing any harm to the woman he still loves.
My New PartnerMy New Partner · 1984
My New Partner
6.61984
MovieComedy
A streetwise Paris policeman who takes kickbacks from the minor criminals on his beat to allow them to continue is assigned an idealistic new partner fresh from police academy. He sets out to corrupt him...
Low ProfileLow Profile · 1993
Low Profile
5.21993
MovieCrimeAction
A disillusioned police detective, used as a scapegoat by his corrupted superior, fights back by becoming a competent criminal.
I Love YouI Love You · 1986
I Love You
6.21986
MovieDramaFantasy
Michel is a bored, lonely, cheap-thrills-seeker. Everything changes when he finds an unusual bobble head doll in the shape of a pretty woman that can say "I love you" and falls in love with it to the point of obsession.
Les Rois du gagLes Rois du gag · 1985
Les Rois du gag
5.81985
MovieComedy
Paul Martin and François Leroux are brothers-in-law and comics without fame. One day, the famous television comics, Gaëtan, finds himself in the little theater where Paul and François produce themselves under the name of "Gagsters".

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BanzaïBanzaï · 1983
Banzaï
6.21983
MovieComedy
Michel works there manically solving people's problems over the phone. He is about to tie the knot with his girl friend Isabelle, an airline hostess. She flies all over the world, he hates to leave the office. A series of madcap mishaps involving theft or injury (as you would expect in his line of work) ensues after Michel promises Isabelle nothing will delay their marriage and she promises in turn that she's done flying. Once this unlikely promise is made, it becomes premise and both are forced into escalating white lies to maintain the appearance of keeping their word. Their predicament mounts as Isabelle is forced to do a few more flights, while Michel is compelled to travel to New York, Tunisia, and finally Hong Kong, where they are finally reunited in the throes of a contrived and hilarious drug deal involving a 747, water taxi chases, and martial arts.

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