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Cast

Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

Buffle Pascal, teacher

Juliette Faber

Juliette Faber

Lise Arnaud, teacher

Édouard Delmont

Édouard Delmont

Mr. Arnaud, old teacher and Lise's father

Edmond Ardisson

Edmond Ardisson

Mr. Pourpre, hairdresser

Henri Arius

Henri Arius

Hector Malicorne, le Maire de Salèzes

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

French examiner

Jean-Louis Allibert

Jean-Louis Allibert

Mr. St. Saviole, the 'innovator'

Bréols

Bréols

Aristide

Géo Beuf

Géo Beuf

Honoré

Georges Cahuzac

Georges Cahuzac

Mr. Cornille

Louis Lions

Louis Lions

Félix

Marcel Maupi

Marcel Maupi

Mr. Alexandre, pharmacist

Jenny Hélia

Jenny Hélia

Mrs. Honoré

Jeanne Mars

Jeanne Mars

Adélaïde

Marthe Marty

Marthe Marty

Mélanie

Raymone

Raymone

Blind man of the village

Marcel Alba

Marcel Alba

Examiner

Lucien Callamand

Lucien Callamand

Arithmetic examiner

Henri Poupon

Henri Poupon

History-Geography examiner

Jean Aquistapace

Jean Aquistapace

Mr. Laverdière, antique dealer

Louisol

Louisol

Joiner

Rilda

Rilda

Postman

Sicard

Sicard

Tordo

Danny Caron

Danny Caron

Cécile Simonin, bar waitress and Albert's sister

Pierre Coste

Pierre Coste

Albert Simonin, the great chef

Riri Berty

Riri Berty

Gossip holding a laundry basket (uncredited)

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Gendarme (uncredited)

Crew

Maurice Pecqueux

Maurice Pecqueux

Director of Photography

Pierre Lévy-Corti

Pierre Lévy-Corti

Executive Producer

Marc Fossard

Marc Fossard

Director of Photography

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Writer

Emma Le Chanois

Emma Le Chanois

Editor

André Dumaître

André Dumaître

Director of Photography

Constantin Evangelou

Constantin Evangelou

Sound

Louis Bonnemaison

Louis Bonnemaison

Makeup Artist

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Director

Robert Mezé

Robert Mezé

Special Effects

Jean Lallier

Jean Lallier

Camera Operator

Pierre Laurent

Pierre Laurent

Production Manager

Lou Bonin

Lou Bonin

Assistant Director

Françoise Diot

Françoise Diot

Assistant Editor

Élise Freinet

Élise Freinet

Author

Bianchini

Bianchini

Decorator

Simone Chavaudra

Simone Chavaudra

Script

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Dialogue

Léo Mirkine

Léo Mirkine

Still Photographer

Joseph Kosma

Joseph Kosma

Original Music Composer

René Sarazin

René Sarazin

Sound Mixer

Claude Bouxin

Claude Bouxin

Decorator

Jacques Natteau

Jacques Natteau

Camera Operator

Louis Pascal

Louis Pascal

Assistant Director

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Truant School

19497.0 / 1089 min
Drama, Comedy

Overview

1920, in a small village in Provence. Monsieur Pascal, a young schoolteacher, is faced with a lack of interest from his pupils. He decides to radically change the methods employed by his predecessor. He listens to the children, draws inspiration from their discoveries and takes them out into nature. The pupils will rediscover the pleasure of learning, and he will rediscover the pleasure of teaching. But some parents and notables don't take kindly to this little revolution.