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The School Teacher
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The School Teacher

1981-10-28 · 95 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy

After having lost his job for having saved a child accused of shop lifting, Frédéric Barbier decides to become a school teacher with some funny results.The great comedy actor Coluche is excellent as a simple school teacher.

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Directors
Claude Berri
Production companies
Renn Productions
Countries
France
Status
Released

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ColucheColucheGérard Barbier
Josiane BalaskoJosiane BalaskoJacqueline Lajoie, depressed teacher
Jacques DebaryJacques DebarySchool Director
Roland GiraudRoland GiraudMonsieur Meignant, unionized teacher
Charlotte de TurckheimCharlotte de TurckheimCharlotte, Gérard's fiancée
André ChaumeauAndré ChaumeauEducational Advisor
Jean ChampionJean ChampionSchool Inspector
Georges StaquetGeorges StaquetGérard's father
Claude BertrandClaude BertrandCharlotte's father
Anne-Marie JabraudAnne-Marie JabraudCharlotte's mother
Yvette PetitYvette PetitGermaine, restaurant owner and Sophie's mother
Christian BouilletteChristian BouilletteClothing Store Manager
Jacques MartialJacques MartialLéopold, nurse at the hospital where Jacqueline Lajoie is
Jean-Pierre BagotJean-Pierre BagotMayor and father of Nicolas
Patrice DozierPatrice DozierClothing Store Customer
Monique CouturierMonique CouturierInspector's Secretary
Camille ClavelCamille ClavelVictor, kid in the clothing store
Rémy CarpentierRémy CarpentierMonsieur Letournel
Marie PilletMarie PilletMadame Letournel
Michel PilorgéMichel PilorgéAlbert

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