Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

1h 37min

Comedy

A naive French reporter is sent to an African town to cover a sensational news story, unaware that it has been faked by an international news giant in the hopes of getting the US president re-elected for a third term.

Production Companies

StudioCanal

France 2 Cinéma

France 3 Cinéma

SPAD Productions

Téléma

Cast

Benoît Delépine

Benoît Delépine

Michel Chel alias Michael Kael
Féodor Atkine

Féodor Atkine

Maj. Sylvain
Marine Delterme

Marine Delterme

Paola Maertens
Victoria Principal

Victoria Principal

Leila Parker
William Atherton

William Atherton

James Denit
Yves Jacques

Yves Jacques

Charles Robert
Alix de Konopka

Alix de Konopka

Miss Picotte
Michael Morris

Michael Morris

Robert Kipp
Luc Bernard

Luc Bernard

Steve Walsh
Jacques Bonnaffé

Jacques Bonnaffé

Le médecin chef
Pat Rick

Pat Rick

Le président U.S. (sosie de Bill Clinton)
Chad Ayers

Chad Ayers

William
Jeff Breslauer

Jeff Breslauer

First Vigil
Steve Greenberg

Steve Greenberg

Weathercaster
Barbara Heller

Barbara Heller

Reporter (archive footage)
Hal Kreitman

Hal Kreitman

Newscaster
Wayne LeGette

Wayne LeGette

Creative Team Man #1
Jim Adhi Limas

Jim Adhi Limas

Aguri Akagi
Americo Presciutti

Americo Presciutti

News Reporter (uncredited)

Release date

18th Feb 1998

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français, English