Les grandes vacances (film)

1967 film

1 December 1967 (1967-12-01)

Running time

85 minutesCountryFrance/ItalyLanguageFrench/EnglishBox office$52.4 million ^[1]

Les grandes vacances (released internationally as The Exchange Student) is a French–Italian comedy movie from 1967, directed by Jean Girault, written by Jean Girault and starring Louis de Funès.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Aerial unit director and stunt flyer Jean Falloux and a passenger died when they crashed a light plane while attempting to land on a speeding car for this film, which was dedicated to his memory.^[5]

Plot

Charles Bosquier is the dictatorial headmaster of a French school. One of his own sons miserably failed his exams, so he sends him to England as exchange student.

Cast

Louis de Funès : M. Charles Bosquier
Claude Gensac : Mme Isabelle Bosquier
Ferdy Mayne : Mac Farrell
Martine Kelly : Shirley Mac Farrell
Jean St Clair : Mrs Mac Farrell
Olivier de Funès : Gérard Bosquier
François Leccia : Philippe Bosquier
Maurice Risch : Stéphane Michonnet
Jean-Pierre Bertrand : Christian, a friend of Philippe
René Bouloc : Bargin, the pupil who leaves with Philippe
Jacques Dublin : Claude, a friend of Philippe
Dominique Maurin : Michel, a friend of Philippe
Bernard Le Coq : Jean-Christophe

References

^ "Les Grandes vacances (1967)". JPBox-Office. 1967-11-01. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
^ "Les GRANDES VACANCES (1967)". BFI. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021.
^ "Les Grandes Vacances (1966) - Jean Girault | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
^ "Les grandes vacances" – via mubi.com.
^ Le Denn, Yves (2019). Pile ou face, Les Editions Chapitre, Paris, ch. 2.