America as Seen by a Frenchman
1960, French. Directed by François Reichenbach.
At the end of the 1950s, French documentarian François Reichenbach spent eighteen months traveling the United States, documenting its diverse regions, their inhabitants, and their pastimes. The result is a journey through a multitude of different Americas, filtered through a French sensibility.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 8 June 1960
- Original title
- L'Amérique insolite
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Franz M. Lang, François Reichenbach, Chris Marker
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America as Seen by a Frenchman runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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America as Seen by a Frenchman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 June 1960. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed America as Seen by a Frenchman?
America as Seen by a Frenchman (1960) was directed by François Reichenbach and stars Jean Cocteau, Paul Klinger, June Richmond.