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La Classe américaine, also known as Le Grand Détournement, is a 1993 French television film, written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius and Dominique Mézerette. It consists exclusively of extracts of old Warner Bros. films, put together and dubbed with new lines so as to create an entirely new film.
Original Release
12/31/1993
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Wayne | George Abitbol / George Abitbol (archive footage) |
| Burt Lancaster | José / José (archive footage) |
| Lana Turner | Isabelle (archive footage) / Isabelle |
| Jason Robards | Le patron du journal / The Newspaper Director (archive footage) |
| Dustin Hoffman | Peter / Peter (archive footage) |
| Robert Redford | Steven / Steven (archive footage) |
| Paul Newman | Dave / Dave (archive footage) |
| Orson Welles | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Martin Balsam | Callaghan (archive footage) / Callaghan |
| Henry Fonda | Hugues / Hugues (archive footage) |
Directors
Michel Hazanavicius, Dominique Mezerette
Writers
Michel Hazanavicius, Dominique Mezerette
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Wayne | George Abitbol / George Abitbol (archive footage) |
| Burt Lancaster | José / José (archive footage) |
| Lana Turner | Isabelle (archive footage) / Isabelle |
| Jason Robards | Le patron du journal / The Newspaper Director (archive footage) |
| Dustin Hoffman | Peter / Peter (archive footage) |
| Robert Redford | Steven / Steven (archive footage) |
| Paul Newman | Dave / Dave (archive footage) |
| Orson Welles | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Martin Balsam | Callaghan (archive footage) / Callaghan |
| Henry Fonda | Hugues / Hugues (archive footage) |
| Ricky Nelson | L'ami de George / George's Friend (archive footage) |
| Charles Bronson | The Indian (archive footage) / Indian Chief |
| James Stewart | Jacques / Jacques (archive footage) |
| Dean Martin | Dino (archive footage) / Dino |
| Elvis Presley | The Fucking Oddball (archive footage) / The Fucking Freak |
| Frank Sinatra | Franky / Frankie (archive footage) |
| Stuart Whitman | Un homme du futur / A Future Man (archive footage) |
| Ned Beatty | Frederic / Frédéric (archive footage) |
| Angie Dickinson | Jaqueline / Jacqueline (archive footage) |
| Spencer Tracy | Le témoin professionnel / The Professional Witness (archive footage) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert Nador | Producer |
| Ève Vercel | Producer |
