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| Born | 28 July 1949 |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | Film director |
Marc Didden (born 28 July 1949) is a Belgian film director. He and his family moved to Brussels when he was age 2. He grew up in Brussels and studied Film Direction and Playwriting there.
Didden was rock journalist and critic for the Flemish magazine HUMO for many years, before he started directing movies in the 1980s.
As director
As actor
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