movie

1993 · France

La Classe américaine

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 72 min
Language: French
Country: France

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
In French — subtitles on.

The story

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.)

parody
hollywood star
mysterious death
collage film

The bill

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)

Directed: Dominique Mézerette, Michel Hazanavicius
Written: Dominique Mézerette, Michel Hazanavicius

Production

Rating: 7.6 / 10 · 253 ratings
Studio: Dune

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.