The Closet

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The Closet

"Sometimes to save your skin, you have to come out of the closet... or go in!"

2001

1h 24m

6.4(501 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.

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Cast & Crew

29 members

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Daniel Auteuil

François Pignon

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Gérard Depardieu

Félix Santini

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Thierry Lhermitte

Guillaume, the Director of Public Relations

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Michèle Laroque

Miss Bertrand

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Michel Aumont

Belone, le voisin de Pignon

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Jean Rochefort

Kopel, le directeur de l'usine

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Alexandra Vandernoot

Christine

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Edgar Givry

Mathieu

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Irina Ninova

Martine

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Marianne Groves

Suzanne

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Michèle Garcia

Madame Santini

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Luq Hamet

Moreau

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Philippe Brigaud

Lambert

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Vincent Moscato

Ponce

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Eric Vanzetta

Le maitre d'hôtel

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Laurent Gamelon

Alba

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Michel Caccia

Le sommelier

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Armelle Deutsch

Ariane

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Stanislas Forlani

Franck

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Thierry René

Victor

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Philippe Vieux

Cop

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Jean-Paul Zucca

Watchman

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Joël Demarty

Photographer

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Dominique Thomas

Mover

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Akihiro Nishida

Japanese visitor 1

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Hiro Uchiyama

Japanese visitor 2

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Yongsou Cho

Japanese visitor 3

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Onochi Seietsu

Japanese visitor 4

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Sylvaine Perrin

L'ouvrière de l'usine

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