

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
1998, French. Directed by Christophe Smith.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Christophe SmithDirector
- Benoît DelépineMichel Chel alias Michael Kael
- Féodor AtkineMaj. Sylvain
- Marine DeltermePaola Maertens
- Victoria PrincipalLeila Parker
- Elliott GouldCoogan
- William AthertonJames Denit
- Mickey RooneyGriffith
- Jules-Édouard MousticCast
- Renée Le CalmCast
- Yves JacquesCharles Robert
- Alix de KonopkaMiss Picotte
- Michael MorrisRobert Kipp
Details
- Released
- 18 February 1998
- Original title
- Michael Kael contre la World News Company
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Benoît Delépine
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Who directed Michael Kael vs. the World News Company?
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company (1998) was directed by Christophe Smith and stars Benoît Delépine, Féodor Atkine, Marine Delterme.