La Classe américaine

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La Classe américaine

1993

1h 12m

7.6(242 votes)

Comedy

TV Movie

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.)

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84 members

Acting

Christine Delaroche

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Évelyne Grandjean

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Marc Cassot

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Patrick Guillemin

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Raymond Loyer

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Joël Martineau

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Jean-Claude Montalban

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Roger Rudel

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Jean-Éric Bielle

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Marc François

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Directing

Michel Hazanavicius

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Lionel Abelanski

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Dominique Farrugia

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Alain Chabat

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Serge Hazanavicius

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Jean-Yves Lafesse

Dubbing Voice (voice)

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John Wayne

George Abitbol (archive footage)

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Dustin Hoffman

Peter (archive footage)

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Paul Newman

Dave (archive footage)

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Robert Redford

Steven (archive footage)

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Burt Lancaster

José (archive footage)

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Henry Fonda

Hugues (archive footage)

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James Stewart

Jacques (archive footage)

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Dean Martin

Dino (archive footage)

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Frank Sinatra

Frankie (archive footage)

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Clark Gable

The Actor (archive footage)

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Robert Mitchum

Yves (archive footage)

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Lauren Bacall

Christelle (archive footage)

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Angie Dickinson

Jacqueline (archive footage)

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Lana Turner

Isabelle (archive footage)

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Jason Robards

The Newspaper Director (archive footage)

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Orson Welles

Self (archive footage)

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Martin Balsam

Callaghan (archive footage)

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Ricky Nelson

George's Friend (archive footage)

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Charles Bronson

The Indian (archive footage)

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Elvis Presley

The Fucking Oddball (archive footage)

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Stuart Whitman

A Future Man (archive footage)

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Ned Beatty

Frédéric (archive footage)

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Spencer Tracy

The Professional Witness (archive footage)

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Ernest Borgnine

Ernest (archive footage)

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Jan-Michael Vincent

The Helicopter Fan (archive footage)

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Yvonne De Carlo

The Actor's Wife (archive footage)

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Randolph Scott

Joël (archive footage)

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James Franciscus

Professor Hammond (archive footage)

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Slim Pickens

'Deep Throat' (archive footage)

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Antonio Fargas

'Good Advices' Huggy (archive footage)

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Walter Brennan

'Stumpy' (archive footage)

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Jacqueline Bisset

The Helicopter Woman (archive footage)

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Burgess Meredith

The Helicopter Man (archive footage)

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Jack Warden

A Journalist (archive footage)

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Akim Tamiroff

Dino's Friend (archive footage)

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Nick Cravat

José's Friend (archive footage) (uncredited)

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John Qualen

V12 (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Donald Sutherland

Assassin (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Martin West

Police Officer (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jacqueline deWit

Handmaid (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Charlotte Stewart

Waitress (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Christopher George

George's Friend (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Elaine Devry

Prostitute #1 (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Sharon DeBord

Prostitute #2 (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Sue Ane Langdon

Prostitute #3 (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jackie Joseph

Prostitute #4 (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jackie Russell

Prostitute #5 (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Forrest Tucker

The Fax Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Robert Colbert

A Future Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jenny Sullivan

The Water Girl (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jane Howard

'La Choucroute' (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Bill McKinney

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

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Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward

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

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Josh Albee

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

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Pamela Tiffin

Bikini Girl (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Valentina Cortese

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

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Russell Evans

Julien Lepers (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Lyle Bettger

Famous Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Michael Dante

'Le Manchot' (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Gary Grimes

George's Friend (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Roy Jenson

Goon (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Gila Golan

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

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Al Lettieri

Unknown Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Richard Kelton

Gaël (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Eddie Albert

The Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Teddy Wilson

Huggy's Friend (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Penny Fuller

Sosso (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Florence Pepper

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

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