Baptiste 'Bebel' Lavalle and his classmates in Versailles' private high-school Louis XIV enjoy their carefree life enough to deliberately fail the exams, a national record of zero graduating pupils. Permissive headmaster Léon Jumaucourt's...
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| Michel Galabru | ... |
Le commissaire
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| Maria Pacôme | ... |
Lucie Jumaucourt
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| Daniel Auteuil | ... |
Baptiste Lavalle, alias Bebel
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Philippe Taccini | ... |
Julien Senquin
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| Tonie Marshall | ... |
Catherine Jumaucourt
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| Hubert Deschamps | ... |
Léon Jumaucourt
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| Raymond Bussières | ... |
Gaston
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Georges Anderson | ... |
Le père de Togo
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| Féodor Atkine | ... |
Le père de MC 2
(as Feodor Atkine)
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| Henri Attal | ... |
Mohammed
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Gaëtan Bloom | ... |
Gaëtan
(as Gaetan Bloom)
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| Richard Bohringer | ... |
Le pion
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Jean Cherlian | ... |
Le menuisier
(as Jean Cherian)
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| Etienne Draber | ... |
Le père de Julien
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Hélène Zidi | ... |
Sarah
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| Katherine Erhardy | ... |
Jeanne Hamilton
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Dominique Hulin | ... |
Bruce Kateka
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Patrick Laurent | ... |
Graffiti
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| Françoise Michaud | ... |
Caroline
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Pétronille Moss | ... |
Ruth
(as Petronille Moss)
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Honoré N'Zué | ... |
Togo
(as Honore N' Zue)
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Marie-Thérèse Orain | ... |
Marthe
(as Marie-Therese Orain)
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| Odile Poisson | ... |
Mme le juge
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Magali Renoir | ... |
Patricia ('Miss Vuitton')
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Gilles Roussel | ... |
MC2
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Mathieu Schiffman | ... |
L'écolo
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Philippe Vallauris | ... |
Le père de Caroline
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Mohamed Zinet | ... |
Mustapha, le terroriste à la couscoussière
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Patrick Zard | ... |
Le grand dadais (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Claude Zidi | ||
Written by
| Michel Fabre | ... | () |
| Didier Kaminka | ... | (dialogue) |
| Claude Zidi | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Claude Zidi | ... | producer |
Music by
| Bob Brault | ||
Cinematography by
| Paul Bonis | ||
Editing by
| Nicole Saunier | ||
Editorial Department
| Amina Mazani | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Jacques Voizot | ||
Production Management
| Jean-Jacques Albert | ... | unit production manager |
| Pierre Gauchet | ... | production manager |
| Catherine Mazières | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hélène Bernardin | ... | assistant director |
| Patrice Bertrand | ... | third assistant director |
| Jean Cauchy | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Frédéric Sauvagnac | ... | second assistant director |
Sound Department
| Dominique Hennequin | ... | sound mixer |
| Jean-Pierre Lelong | ... | foley artist |
| Jean-Bernard Thomasson | ... | boom operator |
| Jean-Louis Ughetto | ... | sound |
Stunts
| Daniel Breton | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ariane Damain | ... | second assistant camera |
| Daniel Leterrier | ... | camera operator |
| Roger Robert | ... | key grip |
| Jean-Paul Toraille | ... | first assistant camera |
Music Department
| Philippe Adler | ... | lyricist: theme song |
Script and Continuity Department
| Danièle Desouches | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- AMLF (1980) (France) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1981) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Europa Film (1983) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Sacil (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Tobis (1981) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1986) (France) (tv)
- Canal+ (1985) (France) (tv)
- La Cinq (1991) (France) (tv)
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| Plot Summary |
Baptiste 'Bebel' Lavalle and his classmates in Versailles' private high-school Louis XIV enjoy their carefree life enough to deliberately fail the exams, a national record of zero graduating pupils. Permissive headmaster Léon Jumaucourt's bitchy wife Lucie takes charge, determined to make them pass. She's no match for Bebel's tricks, despite cruel abuse, but the gang also annoys the public, including the dumb police commissioner. After a mix-up between their bomb-alert prop and a real terrorist group's African embassy attack, Bebel's bunch is condemned to pass their exams or go to jail, and the commissioner, charged with supervision, is in no mood to let them off easily. Written by KGF Vissers |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The electronic pocket translator assistant is a Craig M100, displayed under the French brand Ami Memory System, also known as FA300. But this model was not able to create a vocal output. See more » |
| Goofs | The prank with the hearing aid wouldn't work because the professor would hear his own amplified voice when saying "speak louder" to the pupils. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 1980 #1 (2009). See more » |