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La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

Warning! This film is not a film about cycling.

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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.)

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

31 December 1993

Country

France

Cast

Christine Delaroche

Christine Delaroche

Dubbing Voice (voice)

Évelyne Grandjean

Évelyne Grandjean

Dubbing Voice (voice)

Marc Cassot

Marc Cassot

Dubbing Voice (voice)

Patrick Guillemin

Patrick Guillemin

Dubbing Voice (voice)

Raymond Loyer

Raymond Loyer

Dubbing Voice (voice)

Joël Martineau

Joël Martineau

Dubbing Voice (voice)

Jean-Claude Montalban

Jean-Claude Montalban

Dubbing Voice (voice)

Roger Rudel

Roger Rudel

Dubbing Voice (voice)

Jean-Éric Bielle

Jean-Éric Bielle

Dubbing Voice (voice)

Marc François

Marc François

Dubbing Voice (voice)

Michel Hazanavicius

Michel Hazanavicius

Dubbing Voice (voice)

Lionel Abelanski

Lionel Abelanski

Dubbing Voice (voice)

Dominique Farrugia

Dominique Farrugia

Dubbing Voice (voice)

Alain Chabat

Alain Chabat

Dubbing Voice (voice)

Serge Hazanavicius

Serge Hazanavicius

Dubbing Voice (voice)

Jean-Yves Lafesse

Jean-Yves Lafesse

Dubbing Voice (voice)

John Wayne

John Wayne

George Abitbol (archive footage)

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Peter (archive footage)

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Dave (archive footage)

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Steven (archive footage)

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

José (archive footage)

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Hugues (archive footage)

James Stewart

James Stewart

Jacques (archive footage)

Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Dino (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Frankie (archive footage)

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

The Actor (archive footage)

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Yves (archive footage)

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Christelle (archive footage)

Angie Dickinson

Angie Dickinson

Jacqueline (archive footage)

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

Isabelle (archive footage)

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

The Newspaper Director (archive footage)

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Self (archive footage)

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Callaghan (archive footage)

Ricky Nelson

Ricky Nelson

George's Friend (archive footage)

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

The Indian (archive footage)

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

The Fucking Oddball (archive footage)

Stuart Whitman

Stuart Whitman

A Future Man (archive footage)

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Frédéric (archive footage)

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

The Professional Witness (archive footage)

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest (archive footage)

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

The Helicopter Fan (archive footage)

Yvonne De Carlo

Yvonne De Carlo

The Actor's Wife (archive footage)

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Joël (archive footage)

James Franciscus

James Franciscus

Professor Hammond (archive footage)

Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens

'Deep Throat' (archive footage)

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas

'Good Advices' Huggy (archive footage)

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

'Stumpy' (archive footage)

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset

The Helicopter Woman (archive footage)

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

The Helicopter Man (archive footage)

Jack Warden

Jack Warden

A Journalist (archive footage)

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Dino's Friend (archive footage)

Nick Cravat

Nick Cravat

José's Friend (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Qualen

John Qualen

V12 (archive footage) (uncredited)

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Assassin (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin West

Martin West

Police Officer (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jacqueline deWit

Jacqueline deWit

Handmaid (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charlotte Stewart

Charlotte Stewart

Waitress (archive footage) (uncredited)

Christopher George

Christopher George

George's Friend (archive footage) (uncredited)

Elaine Devry

Elaine Devry

Prostitute #1 (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sharon DeBord

Sharon DeBord

Prostitute #2 (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sue Ane Langdon

Sue Ane Langdon

Prostitute #3 (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jackie Joseph

Jackie Joseph

Prostitute #4 (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jackie Russell

Jackie Russell

Prostitute #5 (archive footage) (uncredited)

Forrest Tucker

Forrest Tucker

The Fax Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert Colbert

Robert Colbert

A Future Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jenny Sullivan

Jenny Sullivan

The Water Girl (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jane Howard

Jane Howard

'La Choucroute' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

Frédéric's Agressor #1 (archive footage) (uncredited)

Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward

Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward

Frédéric's Agressor #2 (archive footage) (uncredited)

Josh Albee

Josh Albee

Steven's New Friend (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pamela Tiffin

Pamela Tiffin

Bikini Girl (archive footage) (uncredited)

Valentina Cortese

Valentina Cortese

The Helicopter Man's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)

Russell Evans

Russell Evans

Julien Lepers (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lyle Bettger

Lyle Bettger

Famous Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Michael Dante

Michael Dante

'Le Manchot' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gary Grimes

Gary Grimes

George's Friend (archive footage) (uncredited)

Roy Jenson

Roy Jenson

Goon (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gila Golan

Gila Golan

Professor Hammond's Friend (archive footage) (uncredited)

Al Lettieri

Al Lettieri

Unknown Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Kelton

Richard Kelton

Gaël (archive footage) (uncredited)

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

The Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)

Teddy Wilson

Teddy Wilson

Huggy's Friend (archive footage) (uncredited)

Penny Fuller

Penny Fuller

Sosso (archive footage) (uncredited)

Florence Pepper

Florence Pepper

'La Grosse Vache' (archive footage) (uncredited)

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