---
title: 'My American Uncle (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alain Resnais'
released: '1980-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 125
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-american-uncle-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081176/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# My American Uncle (1980)

1980 · 125 min · Drama · France

Original title: Mon oncle d'Amérique

## Synopsis

Mon oncle d'Amérique 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alain Resnais](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-resnais)
- **Screenplay:** [Henri Laborit](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-laborit), [Jean Gruault](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-gruault)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Arié Dzierlatka](https://cinepixo.com/people/arie-dzierlatka)
- **Producer:** [Philippe Dussart](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-dussart)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sacha Vierny](https://cinepixo.com/people/sacha-vierny)
- **Editor:** [Albert Jurgenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-jurgenson)

## Cast

- [Laurence Février](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-fevrier)
- [Guillaume Boisseau](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillaume-boisseau)
- [Charlotte Bonnet](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-bonnet)
- [Michel Muller](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-muller)
- [Alexandre Rignault](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-rignault)
- [Jacques Rispal](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-rispal)
- [Catherine Frot](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-frot)
- [Laurence Badie](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-badie)
- [Pierre Arditi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-arditi)
- [Bernard Malaterre](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-malaterre)
- [Brigitte Roüan](https://cinepixo.com/people/brigitte-rouan)
- [Albert de Médina](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-de-medina)
- [Valérie Dréville](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerie-dreville)
- [Jean-Bernard Guillard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-bernard-guillard)
- [Nicole Garcia](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicole-garcia)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-american-uncle-1980
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