The School Teacher
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After having lost his job for having saved a child accused of shop lifting, Frédéric Barbier decides to become a school teacher with some funny results.The great comedy actor Coluche is excellent as a simple school teacher.
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Cast
27 people
Coluche
Gérard Barbier
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
So Long, Stooge
Josiane Balasko
Jacqueline Lajoie, depressed teacher
Known for
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
The Hedgehog
Jacques Debary
School Director
Known for
That Obscure Object of Desire
The Pariah
Roland Giraud
Monsieur Meignant, unionized teacher
Known for
Three Men and a Cradle
Gramps Is in the Resistance
Charlotte de Turckheim
Charlotte, Gérard's fiancée
Known for
La Croisière
Les Sous-Doués En Vacances
André Chaumeau
Educational Advisor
Known for
Napoleon
The Return of Martin Guerre
Jean Champion
School Inspector
Known for
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Day for Night
Georges Staquet
Gérard's father
Known for
Band of Outsiders
The Discord
Claude Bertrand
Charlotte's father
Known for
Once Upon a Time… Man
Tintin and the Lake of Sharks
Anne-Marie Jabraud
Charlotte's mother
Also in
The Discord
Out of It
Yvette Petit
Germaine, restaurant owner and Sophie's mother
Known for
The Science of Sleep
The Finishers
Christian Bouillette
Clothing Store Manager
Known for
The Swarm
Delicious
Claude Berri Director · Jules Celma Writer Claude Engel Composer
Worldwide gross $20M · First release October 28, 1981 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$19,600,000
Production
Renn Productions
Production
France
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Original title
Le Maître d'école
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 28, 1981
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
February 22, 2026 · TV · TF1 Séries Films
Hungary
August 29, 1985 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 17, 1982 · Theatrical
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