The Valet is a 2006 comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber and starring Gad Elmaleh, Alice Taglioni, Daniel Auteuil and Kristin Scott Thomas. The film is about a parking valet who is enlisted to pretend to be the lover of a famous fashion model in order to deflect attention from her relationship with a married businessman. The film enjoyed box office success in France and the United States. The Valet was remade as the 2009 Hindi film Do Knot Disturb, which in turn inspired the 2014 Punjabi film Disco Singh and the 2016 Bengali movie Haripad Bandwala. An English-language remake, The Valet, was released on 20 May 2022 by Hulu.
| Director | Francis Veber |
| Produced by | Patrice Ledoux |
| Writer(s) | Francis Veber |
| Starring | Gad Elmaleh, Alice Taglioni, Daniel Auteuil, Kristin Scott Thomas, Richard Berry, Virginie Ledoyen, Dany Boon |
| Music | Alexandre Desplat |
| Cinematography | Robert Fraisse |
| Edited by | Georges Klotz |
| Production, company | Gaumont, EFVE, TF1 Films Production, Kairos |
| Distributed by | Gaumont Columbia TriStar Films (France), Belga Films (Belgium), Medusa Film (Italy) |
| Released | March 29, 2006 (France and Belgium), May 12, 2006 (Italy) |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | France, Belgium, Italy |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $28.3 million |
| Box office | $29 million |
| Netflix ID | 70065100 |
| Official Website | http://www.ladoublure-lefilm.com |
About The Valet
A movie star faces career fallout when a paparazzi takes a photo of her with her married lover. A working valet also appears in the photo and later poses as her new boyfriend to cover up the affair. The film was directed by Richard Wong.
Achievement of The Valet
The movie is the last film to star Carmen Salinas. She passed away before the movie released.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About The Valet
Films directed by Francis Veber.. Belgian comedy films.. Gaumont Film Company films.. Sony Pictures Classics films.. Films shot in Paris.
