La Classe américaine (1993) on Netflix
George Abitbol, called the classiest man on earth, dies during a cruise with the words "Monde de merde". Reporters Dave, Peter and Steven are asked to work out what those words meant.
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When George Abitbol dies during a cruise, his parting words are "Monde de merde", and the director of an American newspaper cannot make sense of them. He hands the puzzle to three reporters, Dave, Peter and Steven, who set off for Tegzas to meet the people who knew Abitbol during his life. The film is built entirely from extracts of old American studio films, redubbed with fresh lines so that the assembled footage tells a different story, a parody of Citizen Kane. French actors supply the new voices, and the scenes come from around fifty pictures. It is the last part of a triptych named Le Grand Détournement, after Derrick contre Superman and Ça détourne.
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- The 72-minute film stitches together scenes cut from about fifty films, among them All the President's Men, Rio Bravo, Band of Angels, The Cheyenne Social Club, Blood Alley, Bullitt, The Candidate, Chisum, The Cowboys, The Crimson Pirate and When Time Ran Out.
