La Classe américaine (1993)
Overview
George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of an American newspaper, wondering about the meaning of these intriguing final words, asks his three best investigators, Dave, Peter and Steven, to solve the mystery. (Sixteen French actors dub scenes from various Warner Bros. films to create a parody of Citizen Kane, 1941.)
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 8.868 |
Directed By
Dominique Mézerette
Michel Hazanavicius
Crew
Dominique Mézerette
Michel Hazanavicius
Claude Lewy
Ève Vercel
Claude Gazeau
Dominique Mézerette
Claude Lewy
Laurent Petitgirard
Robert Nador
Guy Rondi
Dominique Blattlin
Philippe Charrier
Laurence Hamedi
Laurence Kurzer
Jean-Michel Kuess
Philippe Penot
Claude Lewy
Michel Hazanavicius
Christophe Woog
Michel Lecourt
Claude Gazeau
TOP CAST
Christine Delaroche
Dubbing Voice (voice)
Évelyne Grandjean
Dubbing Voice (voice)
Marc Cassot
Dubbing Voice (voice)
Patrick Guillemin
Dubbing Voice (voice)
Raymond Loyer
Dubbing Voice (voice)
Joël Martineau
Dubbing Voice (voice)
Jean-Claude Montalban
Dubbing Voice (voice)
Roger Rudel
Dubbing Voice (voice)
Jean-Éric Bielle
Dubbing Voice (voice)
Marc François
Dubbing Voice (voice)
Michel Hazanavicius
Dubbing Voice (voice)
Lionel Abelanski
Dubbing Voice (voice)
Dominique Farrugia
Dubbing Voice (voice)
Alain Chabat
Dubbing Voice (voice)
Serge Hazanavicius
Dubbing Voice (voice)
Jean-Yves Lafesse
Dubbing Voice (voice)
John Wayne
George Abitbol (archive footage)
Dustin Hoffman
Peter (archive footage)
Paul Newman
Dave (archive footage)
Robert Redford
Steven (archive footage)
Burt Lancaster
José (archive footage)
Henry Fonda
Hugues (archive footage)
James Stewart
Jacques (archive footage)
Dean Martin
Dino (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra
Frankie (archive footage)
Clark Gable
The Actor (archive footage)
Robert Mitchum
Yves (archive footage)
Lauren Bacall
Christelle (archive footage)
Angie Dickinson
Jacqueline (archive footage)
Lana Turner
Isabelle (archive footage)
Jason Robards
The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
Orson Welles
Self (archive footage)
Martin Balsam
Callaghan (archive footage)
Ricky Nelson
George's Friend (archive footage)
Charles Bronson
The Indian (archive footage)
Elvis Presley
The Fucking Oddball (archive footage)
Stuart Whitman
A Future Man (archive footage)
Ned Beatty
Frédéric (archive footage)
Spencer Tracy
The Professional Witness (archive footage)
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest (archive footage)
Jan-Michael Vincent
The Helicopter Fan (archive footage)
Yvonne De Carlo
The Actor's Wife (archive footage)
Randolph Scott
Joël (archive footage)
James Franciscus
Professor Hammond (archive footage)
Slim Pickens
'Deep Throat' (archive footage)
Antonio Fargas
'Good Advices' Huggy (archive footage)
Walter Brennan
'Stumpy' (archive footage)
Jacqueline Bisset
The Helicopter Woman (archive footage)
Burgess Meredith
The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
Jack Warden
A Journalist (archive footage)
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