The United States of Albert

Apr 8, 2005

1h 27m

★ 3.0

Overview

Albert Renaud, a young French Canadian dreams of becoming a movie star and take the train to Hollywood. His trip is filled with adventures.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Adventure

Production Companies

Christal Films

Productions Thalie

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Cast

Albert Renaud

Éric Bruneau

Grace Carson

Émilie Dequenne

Jane Pickford

Andréa Ferréol

Jack Decker

Roy Dupuis

Peter Malone

Laurent Deshusses

Nolton Barnett

Alex Descas

Maria Romero

Patricia Ubeda

Simon

Marc Labrèche

Dr. Sax

Alejandro Morán

Hannah Steinway

Céline Bonnier

Noah Steinway

Mark Krasnoff

Charlie Braun

François Nadin

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