

The Bet
1997-10-15 · 100 min · ★ 6.3
Two rival "brothers-in-law" make a bet that they can stop smoking for 2 weeks. But, it's just not that easy...
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- Directors
- Bernard Campan, Didier Bourdon
- Production companies
- Renn Productions, TF1 Films Production
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Didier BourdonDidier
Bernard CampanBernard
Isabelle FerronMurielle
Hélène SurgèreMme Ramirez
Roger IbáñezVicente Ramirez
Philippe ChevallierL'animateur de groupe
Régis LaspalèsGilbert
Jean-Pierre TagliaferriProfesseur de Yoga
Christian Barbier
Patrick Bordier
Marie-Catherine Conti
Martial Courcier
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