If I Were a Rich Man (film)

If I Were a Rich Man
If I Were a Rich Man film poster
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
Release date	November 27, 2002 (2002-11-27) (France)
Running time	100 min.
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$2.6 million [1]
Box office	$5.6 million [2]

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.

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]

References

1. "Ah! Si j\'étais riche (2002) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
2. "If I Were a Rich Man". Box Office Mojo.
3. "If I Were Rich Man" – via www.imdb.com.

External links

• If I Were a Rich Man at IMDb