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Also known as Banzai

Banzaï is a 1983 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi and starring Coluche. The film was released in France on March 23, 1983.

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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.

Released: 1983-03-23102 minDir: Claude ZidiComedy

Cast

  • Coluche as Michel Bernardin
  • Valérie Mairesse as Isabelle Morizet, fiancée de Michel
  • Marthe Villalonga as Mme Bernardin, mère de Michel
  • Rabah Loucif as Rachid
  • Didier Kaminka as Paul, le cousin de Michel
  • François Perrot as Le président de "Planète Assistance"

Themes

  • banzai
  • french golden age comedy
  • coluche

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Ratings

IMDb

5.9/10

1,945 votes

Year
1983
Runtime
102 min
Genres
Adventure, Comedy

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Key facts

Film.name
Banzaï
Film.image
banzai.jpg
Film.caption
Theatrical release poster
Film.director
Claude Zidi
Film.producer
Claude Berri
Film.writer
Claude Zidi Didier Kaminka Michel Fabre
Film.starring
Coluche
Film.music
Vladimir Cosma
Film.cinematography
Jean-Jacques Tarbes
Film.editing
Nicole Saunier
Film.studio
Renn Productions Carthago film
Film.distributor
AMLF
Film.runtime
102 minutes
Film.country
France

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Wikidata facts

Duration
102
FilmAffinity ID
155033
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publication date
1983-01-01
title
Banzaï
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Banzaï is a 1983 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi and starring Coluche. The film was released in France on March 23, 1983.

==Plot== Michel Bernardin works at Planet Assistance, an organisation that helps out Frenchmen who are in trouble in foreign countries.

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