Truant School
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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.
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Cast
27 people
Bernard Blier
Buffle Pascal, teacher
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Juliette Faber
Lise Arnaud, teacher
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Édouard Delmont
Mr. Arnaud, old teacher and Lise's father
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Edmond Ardisson
Mr. Pourpre, hairdresser
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Henri Arius
Hector Malicorne, le Maire de Salèzes
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Jenny Lamour
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Gaston Modot
French examiner
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L'Âge d'or
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Jean-Louis Allibert
Mr. St. Saviole, the 'innovator'
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Le Million
Bréols
Aristide
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Blonde in a White Car
The Case of Dr. Laurent
Géo Beuf
Honoré
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Savage Triangle
The Castle of Olive Trees
Georges Cahuzac
Mr. Cornille
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Napoleon
Louis Lions
Félix
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Marcel Maupi
Mr. Alexandre, pharmacist
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Fanny
The Baker's Wife
Jean-Paul Le Chanois Director · Élise Freinet Author Joseph Kosma Composer
Worldwide gross $15M · Budget $9M · United States release December 20, 1949
Box office
Budget
$9,000,000
Worldwide gross
$14,700,000
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
UGC Films
Production
Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
L'École buissonnière
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 8, 1949
Theatrical
United States · December 20, 1949
Limited theatrical
France
April 10, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Russia
April 4, 1960 · Theatrical
July 1, 1960 · TV
XC
January 26, 1951 · Theatrical
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