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Quick Info

Rating

7.6/10

Release1993

Runtime1h 12m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Dune

Movie

La Classe américaine

1993

1h 12m

7.6

Comedy

TV Movie

Synopsis

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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