The School Teacher
The School Teacher

The School Teacher

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1981
1h 35m
6.0(189 votes)
Comedy

Overview

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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27 members
Acting

Coluche

Gérard Barbier

Coluche
Acting

Josiane Balasko

Jacqueline Lajoie, depressed teacher

Josiane Balasko
Acting

Jacques Debary

School Director

Jacques Debary
Acting

Roland Giraud

Monsieur Meignant, unionized teacher

Roland Giraud
Acting

Charlotte de Turckheim

Charlotte, Gérard's fiancée

Charlotte de Turckheim
Acting

André Chaumeau

Educational Advisor

André Chaumeau
Acting

Jean Champion

School Inspector

Jean Champion
Acting

Georges Staquet

Gérard's father

Georges Staquet
Acting

Claude Bertrand

Charlotte's father

Claude Bertrand
Acting

Anne-Marie Jabraud

Charlotte's mother

Anne-Marie Jabraud
Acting

Yvette Petit

Germaine, restaurant owner and Sophie's mother

Yvette Petit
Acting

Christian Bouillette

Clothing Store Manager

Christian Bouillette
Acting

Jacques Martial

Léopold, nurse at the hospital where Jacqueline Lajoie is

Jacques Martial
Acting

Jean-Pierre Bagot

Mayor and father of Nicolas

Jean-Pierre Bagot
Acting

Patrice Dozier

Clothing Store Customer

Patrice Dozier
Acting

Monique Couturier

Inspector's Secretary

Monique Couturier
Directing

Camille Clavel

Victor, kid in the clothing store

Camille Clavel
Acting

Rémy Carpentier

Monsieur Letournel

Rémy Carpentier
Acting

Marie Pillet

Madame Letournel

Marie Pillet
Acting

Michel Pilorgé

Albert

Michel Pilorgé
Acting

Yves Morgan-Jones

Student's parent

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Sound

Christian Padovan

Wedding band musician

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Writing

Jean-Pierre Domboy

Wedding band musician

Jean-Pierre Domboy
Acting

Marie Ruggeri

Wedding band chorister

Marie Ruggeri
Acting

Liliane Davis

Wedding band chorister

Liliane Davis
Acting

Richard Gotainer

Wedding band singer

Richard Gotainer
Acting

Judith Chancel

Pupil (uncredited)

Judith Chancel

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