Yorktown: The Meaning of a Victory

Yorktown: The Meaning of a Victory

Commissioned by French TV, Yorktown covers the bicentennial commemoration of the Siege of Yorktown, near the end of the American Revolutionary War, where the Americans and their French allies defeated the English. The festivities celebrating Franco-American friendship give Ophüls some amusement, as he takes a gleefully ironic look at the formally “friendly” meeting between Mitterand and Reagan, or exposes the absurdity of patriotic folklore.

Release Date

January 1, 1982

Status

Released

Original Title

Yorktown: Le sens d'une victoire

Runtime

1h 25min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English, French

Production Companies