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I Want to Go Home

  • 1989
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
885
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I Want to Go Home (1989)
FrenchSatireComedy

A grumpy American suffers during his visit to Europe.A grumpy American suffers during his visit to Europe.A grumpy American suffers during his visit to Europe.

  • Director
    • Alain Resnais
  • Writer
    • Jules Feiffer
  • Stars
    • Laura Benson
    • Adolph Green
    • Linda Lavin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    885
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alain Resnais
    • Writer
      • Jules Feiffer
    • Stars
      • Laura Benson
      • Adolph Green
      • Linda Lavin
    • 4User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Top Cast38

    Laura Benson
    Laura Benson
    • Elsie Wellman
    Adolph Green
    Adolph Green
    • Joey Wellman
    Linda Lavin
    Linda Lavin
    • Lena Apthrop
    Gérard Depardieu
    Gérard Depardieu
    • Christian Gauthier
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • Terry Amstrong
    François-Eric Gendron
    François-Eric Gendron
    • Lionel Cohn-Martin
    Georges Fricker
    • Roxy Darcel, le compagnon de Terry
    John Ashton
    John Ashton
    • Harry Dempsey
    Caroline Silhol
    Caroline Silhol
    • Dora Dempsey
    • (as Caroline Sihol)
    Micheline Presle
    Micheline Presle
    • Isabelle Gauthier
    Patrick Bonnel
    • Le boucher
    Charlotte Bonnet
    • La femme chauffeur de taxi
    Isabelle Wolfe
    • Laureline
    • (as Isabelle Canet-Wolfe)
    Jean-Marc Cozic
    • Tintin
    Tony Dias
    • Valentina
    Guillaume Farny
    • Bateman
    Alain Fromager
    • L'étudiant dans le bureau de Gauthier
    Peter Hudson
    Peter Hudson
    • Le Spectre
    • Director
      • Alain Resnais
    • Writer
      • Jules Feiffer
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Related interests

    Jean-Pierre Léaud in The 400 Blows (1959)
    French
    Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Writer Jules Feiffer claimed that the plot of the film originated with the amused bafflement he, as an American, felt about the intense admiration shown by French intellectuals towards the films of Jerry Lewis.
    • Quotes
      • Lena Apthrop: What I admire most about you, Lionel, is that you don't even have to listen to disagree.
    • Soundtracks
      I Love Paris
      Music by Cole Porter
      Lyrics by Cole Porter

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 27, 1989 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jag vill hem!
    • Filming locations
      • Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, Roissy, Val-d'Oise, France(airport scene)
    • Production companies
      • Films A2
      • Investimage
      • La Sept Cinéma
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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