Le plus beau métier du monde (1996)

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1h 45min
Comedy, Drama
28 Mar 1997 (USA)
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Gerard Depardieu is a new teacher in a lower class school. He has a hard time with a special eighth grade class, and in his building.

Director:

Gérard Lauzier

Writer:

Gérard Lauzier

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Still of Gérard Depardieu and Souad Amidou in The Best Job in the World (1996)

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	Gérard Depardieu	...	Laurent Monier
	Michèle Laroque	...	Hélène Monier
	Souad Amidou	...	Radia Ben Saïd
	Ticky Holgado	...	Baudouin
	Guy Marchand	...	Gauthier
	Philippe Khorsand	...	Le gardien de l'immeuble
	Daniel Prévost	...	Albert Constantini, le voisin
	Roschdy Zem	...	Ahmed Raouch
	Mouss Diouf	...	Momo
	Faisal Attia	...	Nacir
	Prisca Songo	...	Malou Keita
	Ouassini Embarek	...	Mouloud
	Laurent Jaubert	...	Aziz Raouch
	Françoise Christophe	...	Mme Davant, la mère d'Hélène
	Vincent Solignac	...	Rivet
	Michel Peyrelon	...	Le commissaire de police
	Gilles Veber	...	Daniel Benichou
	Beata Nilska	...	Madame Nothereau
	Francis Lemaire	...	Le proviseur du lycée Fénelon
	Daniel Berlioux	...	Professeur Fénelon
	Jean-Luc Porraz	...	Coulomb
	Jean-Valery Pascal	...	Manu
	Mehdi Ben Abdeljelil	...	Nour
	Stéphanie Jaubert	...	Latifa
	Charlie Rajabaly	...	Tarek
	Cécile Laligan	...	Yvette
	Daniel-Jean Colloredo	...	Touré (as Daniel Jean)
	Irène Tassembedo	...	Madame Keita
	Edouard Calippe	...	Petit frère Malou
	Victor-Emmanuel Londy	...	Enfant Keita
	Damien Lambert	...	Victor
	William Miale	...	Michel Keita
	Élodie Fontan	...	Fanny
	Jean-Pierre Clami	...	Barret
	Kamel Cherif	...	Le barbu
	Nordine Ouchene	...	Malik
	Ali Inan	...	Ali
	Pascal Tourain	...	Un déménageur
	Joseph Malerba	...	Chauffeur de taxi
	Daniel Ben Loulou	...	Voisin du bas
	Youcef Bekkaye	...	Voisin du haut
	Rachid Djaidani	...	Jeune 1 (as Rachid Djajdani)
	Abde Boumeddane	...	Jeune 2
	Tassadit Mandi	...	Mère de Mouloud
	Salah Teskouk	...	Père de Mouloud
	Mélodie Abad	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Julien Arame	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Florent Augusto	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Hamidou Ba	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Yassin Ben Aissa	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Younesse Boudache	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Xavier Costaz	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Christelle Cousin	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Sally Doukoure	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Jihanne Fardel	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Muriel Fatier	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Sonia Ferhane	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Sabrina Fournier	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Yaëlle Gueguen	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Mathieu Haurant	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Willy Ibo	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Steeve Journo	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Diouc Koma	...	Un élève de la 4e techno (as Dioucounda Koma)
	Garba Tounkara	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Bounbida Phanekham	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Nicolas Richefeu	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
	Sabrina Viomesnil	...	Un élève de la 4e techno
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Sabrina Aloui	...	Une élève de la 4e techno
	Ikrame Douazi	...	Un élève de la 4e techno

Directed by

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Gérard Lauzier

Written by

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Gérard Lauzier

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Produced by

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Jean-Louis Livi	...	producer
Bernard Marescot	...	executive producer

Music by

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Vladimir Cosma

Cinematography by

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Jean-Yves Le Mener

Editing by

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Georges Klotz

Editorial Department

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Antoine Battistelli	...	second assistant editor
Claude Broutin	...	first assistant editor
Lionel Cassan	...	assistant editor
Catherine Despratz	...	first assistant editor
Marcela Figueroa	...	second assistant editor
Alain Guarda	...	color timer
Anne Mangand	...	first assistant editor
Dorian Rigal-Ansous	...	first assistant editor

Casting By

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Françoise Menidrey

Production Design by

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Christian Marti

Art Direction by

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Yann Biquand

Set Decoration by

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Christian Marti

Costume Design by

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Marpessa Djian
Gil Noir

Makeup Department

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Isabelle Legay	...	hair stylist
Agathe Moro	...	hair stylist
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen	...	assistant makeup artist
Thi-Loan Nguyen	...	makeup artist

Production Management

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Azezki Ahcene	...	assistant production manager
Philippe Delest	...	unit production manager
Jean-Benoit Doerr	...	assistant unit manager
Martin Gamet	...	production manager
Eric Moreau	...	assistant unit manager
Fabien Pondevaux	...	assistant unit manager
Eric Series	...	assistant unit manager
Marc Vadé	...	production manager
Frédéric Dorion	...	assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Marcel Ben Bennai	...	second assistant director
Christopher Gachet	...	second assistant director (as Christophe Gachet)
Noura Lauzier	...	second second assistant director
Sophie Le Tallec	...	second second assistant director
Jérôme Navarro	...	first assistant director
Valérie Novel	...	second assistant director

Art Department

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Gilles Baillot	...	set constructor
Arnaud Beaute	...	carpenter
Jean-Marc Berté	...	set constructor
Yann Biquand	...	assistant art director
Patrick Bossu	...	carpenter
Camille Bougon-Pigneul	...	painter
Daniel Capuano-Blasco	...	painter
Guy Chouard	...	carpenter / painter
Mara Cordero	...	carpenter / painter
Michel Courtemanche	...	carpenter
Marcel Daudin	...	property master
Pierre Dequivre	...	construction crew
Vit-Vinh Doan	...	carpenter
Didier Dubedout	...	painter
Jean-Michel Frazier	...	carpenter / painter
Christian Giambasi	...	chief painter
Francis Gimgembre	...	painter
Florence Girette	...	set painter
Thomas Godelle	...	carpenter
Patrice Golardelle	...	set dresser
Philippe Gonzales	...	carpenter
Jean Gouttebaron	...	carpenter
Peter Hammond	...	painter
Franck Kinderstuth	...	carpenter
Xavier Laroyenne	...	carpenter
Marcel Laude	...	property master
Christophe Lomax	...	carpenter / painter
Patrice Massida	...	chief carpenter
Christian Meurisse	...	props
Laurent Micheletti	...	carpenter
Agnes Morel	...	painter
Yann Mégard	...	set dresser (as Yann Megard)
Françoise Pierre	...	painter
Florence Ritter	...	art department coordinator
Jean-Claude Saby	...	carpenter
Enrique Santana	...	stand-by painter
Julie Sfez	...	set dresser
Philippe Sylvain	...	property master
Bertrand Terreyre	...	constructor
Bernard Tofoletti	...	scenic artist
Philippe Vettorel	...	carpenter
Claude Vincent	...	construction coordinator
Gérard Violas	...	carpenter
Bettina von den Steinen	...	assistant production designer

Sound Department

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Philippe Amouroux	...	sound re-recording mixer assistant
Jacques Ballay	...	boom operator
Pierre Befve	...	sound
Pascal Chauvin	...	foley artist
Pascal Dedeye	...	assistant foley artist
Eric Ferret	...	sound recordist
Stéphanie Granel	...	sound editor
Gérard Lamps	...	re-recording mixer
Jean-Louis Lebras	...	boom operator (as Jean-Louis Le Bras)
Elisabeth Paquotte	...	sound editor
Marie-Christine Pecharman	...	sound editor (as Marie-Christine Ruh Pecharman)
Corrinne Raffi	...	adr editor
Patrice Raffi	...	adr editor

Stunts

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Jacques Delahaye	...	stunt double: Mr. Depardieu
Daniel Vérité	...	stunts
Gilles Conseil	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Yves Agostini	...	camera operator
Arnaud Borrel	...	still photographer
Guy Briard	...	best boy grip
Geoff Brown	...	generator operator
Bernard Caroff	...	electrician
Christophe Cojan	...	best boy electric
Alain Cousseau	...	gaffer
Dominique Delguste	...	first assistant camera
Xavier Embry	...	grip
Dominique Legueux	...	key grip
Franck Lependu	...	electrician
Caroline Massicart	...	first assistant camera: second unit
Christophe Paturange	...	first assistant camera
Sebastien Pentecouteau	...	second assistant camera
Charlet Recors	...	director of photography: second unit
Jean-Claude Temporelli	...	electrician
Yorgo Voyagis	...	grip (as Yorgo Voyatzis)

Animation Department

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Aziz Moussous

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animator

Casting Department

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Daniel Ben Loulou	...	casting associate
Marie-France Michel	...	extras casting
Jean-Marc Moutout	...	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Dorothée Guiraud	...	wardrobe
Marine Orfino	...	wardrobe

Location Management

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Christophe Chauveau	...	location scout
Thierry Golitin	...	location manager

Music Department

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Tony Coe	...	musician: clarinet solo
Vladimir Cosma	...	conductor: The London Symphony Orchestra
Edouard Dubois	...	musical advisor
Pierre Dutour	...	musician: trumpet solo
London Symphony Orchestra	...	music performers (as The London Symphony Orchestra)

Script and Continuity Department

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Annie Maurel

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script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Jacqueline Benloulou	...	administrator (as Jacqueline Ben Loulou)
Daniel Boyard	...	assistant: Mr. Depardieu
Michel Boyard	...	assistant: Mr. Depardieu
Béatrice Chauvin	...	production staff
Violaine Dalle	...	production secretary
Sylvie François	...	production staff
Thierry Garnier	...	caterer
Dominique Hery	...	caterer
Jean-Louis Livi	...	presenter
Pascale Madura	...	caterer
Franck Nicolas	...	production staff
André Noël	...	animal trainer
Christine Oliver	...	production staff
Harmel Sbraire	...	dialogue coach (as Armelle Sbraire)

Thanks

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Charlotte Gainsbourg	...	special thanks: for allowing to give her father's name to the film's middle school
Lucien Gainsbourg	...	special thanks: for allowing to give his father's name to the film's middle school
Natacha Gainsbourg	...	special thanks: for allowing to give her father's name to the film's middle school
Paul Gainsbourg	...	special thanks: for allowing to give his father's name to the film's middle school

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Production Companies

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Distributors

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AMLF (1996) (France) (theatrical)
Roissy Films (1996) (United States) (theatrical)
Rosebud (1996) (Greece) (theatrical)
Canal+ Polska (2020) (Poland) (tv)
Canal+ (2022) (France) (tv)
TF1 Vidéo (1998) (France) (VHS)
TFX (2022) (France) (tv)
Telefilm Hellas (1997) (Greece) (VHS)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Alga-Samuelson (camera equipment provided by)
Assurances Continentales, Les (insurance)
Bosquet Extincteurs (thanks)
D.C. Audiovisuel (sound transfer)
Duracell (thanks)
Eurocitel (titles)
General Color (photo lab)
Kodak (film stock)
L.A.M. Larghetto Music (music publishing company)
Lacoste (thanks)
Lee Cooper Productions (thanks)
Megamidi (thanks)
Minolta (thanks)
Moyens Téléphonie Matra Communications (thanks)
Musique & Music (music consulting)
Nestlé Sources (thanks)
Office Public d'H.L.M. de la Seine-Saint-Denis (thanks)
Philips (thanks)
Phénix Studios Billancourt (post-production facilities)
Pyral (sound stock)
Reebok (thanks)
Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (R.A.T.P.) (support)
Saint-Gobain (thanks)
Segafredo (thanks)
Service de Communication de Clichy-la-Garenne (thanks)
Societé Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF) (support)
Studio Guillaume Tell (score recording studio)
Studios Carnot (post-production facilities)
Transpalux (lighting)
Yves Saint Laurent (thanks)
d.d.d. conseil (publicity)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	1990s schoolteacher divorce france parisian-suburb See All (31) »
Genres	Comedy Drama
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	France:Tous publics Poland:15 (TV rating) Spain:13

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Le Gaulois (France) Le Plus Beau Métier du monde (France) The Best Job in the World (World-wide, English title) ¡Que suerte ser profe! (Spain) Mi a hézag, tanár úr? (Hungary) See more »
Runtime	105 min
Country	France
Language	French
Color	Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix	Dolby
Filming Locations	Collège Pierre de Geyter - 58 Boulevard Marcel Sembat, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Screenplay inspired by the TV report "Une vie de prof" by Maria Roche, Hervé Chabalier and Stéphane Meunier. See more »
Movie Connections	Features Dragon Ball Z (1996). See more »
Soundtracks	Three Little Birdies Down Beats See more »

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