La Classe américaine

1993 ""

La Classe américaine

7.9 | 1h12m | en | Comedy

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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7.9 | 1h12m | en | More Info

Released: December. 31,1993 | Released Producted By: Dune , Country: France Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Genre

Comedy , TV Movie

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Cast

Christine Delaroche , Évelyne Grandjean , Marc Cassot , Patrick Guillemin , Roger Rudel , Jean-Éric Bielle

Director

Michel Hazanavicius

Producted By

Dune

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Christine Delaroche

as Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Évelyne Grandjean

as Dubbing Voice (voice)

Trouble The Magic Snowflake Son Indochine Scènes de ménages Mandarine & Cow L'année des guignols - Qu'est-ce t'as, t'es pas content ? L'Année des Guignols - Un Jean-Pierre ça peut tout faire Alice Through the Looking Glass L'Année des Guignols - Je peux dire une connerie ? L'année des guignols - Ras le bol les guignols !

Marc Cassot

as Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Patrick Guillemin

as Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Roger Rudel

as Dubbing Voice (voice)

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Jean-Éric Bielle

as Dubbing Voice (voice)

La Classe américaine

Michel Hazanavicius

Director

Dominique Mézerette

Director

Claude Lewy

Script Supervisor

Guy Rondi

Editor

Jean-Michel Kuess

Editor

Ève Vercel

Producer

Robert Nador

Producer

Michel Lecourt

Producer

Claude Lewy

Production Assistant

Laurence Hamedi

Production Coordinator

Dominique Blattlin

Production Coordinator

Claude Lewy

Production Manager

Philippe Penot

Foley Artist

Christophe Woog

Foley Artist

Laurent Petitgirard

Original Music Composer

Laurence Kurzer

Sound Editor

Claude Gazeau

Sound Mixer

Philippe Charrier

Sound Post Supervisor

Claude Gazeau

Sound Recordist

Dominique Mézerette

Screenplay

La Classe américaine Audience Reviews

BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

tomchabbat What the words "Monde de merde" (fucking world) means ? Is it a name ? Is it a woman's ? Is it a horse's ? Or is it a sledge's ? On a story based on Citizen Kane, three journalists, Dave (Paul Newman), Peter (Dustin Hoffman) and Steven (Robert Redford), are investigating the life of George Abidbol (John Wayne) after his mysterious death, searching the meaning of his last words "Monde de merde". But wait a second... a french film with Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford and John Wayne ??? No, I didn't drink too much. Actually, this "flim" is a mix of many old films, dubbed in french with silly dialogues which don't have any sort of link with originals. And that makes one of the funniest film I've ever seen !!!

detectivenishi The montage of this movie is so perfect it should be serve as a reference for any cinema student. I can't imagine how long it took to the directors to write the script, select the scenes, rewrite the script, reselect the scenes again and again...The dubbing work is just amazing too. I showed the movie to some Spanish friends, and even though they do not speak a French word, they were nearly as much dumbstruck as I was! Obviously, it's no surprise acting is nearly perfect given the prestigious cast (the best ever?).Oh, and don't forget to watch the movie several times. They are a lot of funny and subtle tricks in there.

legalerien This movie could be considered as the lost "Les Nuls" movie, for they dubbed some of the characters. Also, it contains the same humour as in their own movie, "La Cité de la Peur". It's a remake of Citizen Kane, but more comedy-like (much more!) This film gathers the most famous casting ever. But they didn't play in this movie, it's just a french-dubbed archive footage, and French viewers will recognize the official voices of all actors.The plot appears to be nonsense : George dies because of an accident caused by a storm, but apparently someone tried to kill him ; Orson Welles interrupts the story to complain about plagiarism then get shot. But it doesn't really matter : You just have to enjoy the funny scenes one after another. The very humour of this film comes from the french script. Could you imagine Henry Fonda say "it's easy to call people gay because two men live together in a ranch and they wear leather trousers"? Well, it happened.

gekkoyellow This movie is just too funny. If you speak French, watch it. The story is not important, don't pay attention to it. You've got to listen carefully to the dialogue, and you will understand what comedy is."On va manger des chips!!!"