My American Uncle

My American Uncle
Theatrical release poster (artwork: Enki Bilal)
Directed byAlain Resnais
Screenplay byJean Gruault
Based onWritings
by Henri Laborit
Produced byPhilippe Dussart
StarringGérard Depardieu
Nicole Garcia
Roger Pierre
CinematographySacha Vierny
Edited byAlbert Jurgenson
Music byArié Dzierlatka
Distributed byGaumont
Release date
  • 21 May 1980 (1980-05-21)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$1 million[1]

Mon oncle d'Amérique (English: My American Uncle or My Uncle from America) is a 1980 French film directed by Alain Resnais with a screenplay by Jean Gruault. The film juxtaposes a comedy-drama narrative with the ideas of Henri Laborit, the French surgeon, neurobiologist, philosopher and author. Its principal actors are Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, and Roger Pierre.

  1. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 298. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada