The Under-Gifted
6.5
The story centers around a graduating class of "less-gifted" students in a private Versailles high school. Only a miracle has brought the students this far along, and after a practical joke misfires and the whole school is dynamited, the students are in deep trouble. They have to present themselves in court for their punishment and it could not be worse: If they don't pass their high-school graduation exams, they go to prison!
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2 films
Cast
30 people
Daniel Auteuil
Baptiste Lavalle, dit « Bébel »
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Michel Galabru
M. Grasset, commissaire de police
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Maria Pacôme
Lucie Jumaucourt, directrice du cours Louis XIV, professeur de philosophie
Known for
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Up to His Ears
Philippe Taccini
Julien Senquin
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Hubert Deschamps
Léon Jumaucourt, professeur des matières scientifiques
Known for
Zazie dans le Métro
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Raymond Bussières
Gaston Pourquier
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The Wing or the Thigh?
Casque d'Or
Étienne Draber
Le père de Julien, docteur en médecine
Known for
P.R.O.F.S.
The Perfect Date
Tonie Marshall
Catherine Jumaucourt, professeur d'Histoire-Géographie
Known for
A Slightly Pregnant Man
Richard Bohringer
Le pion lors de l'épreuve de Maths
Known for
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Would I Lie to You?
Gaetan Bloom
Gaetan
Françoise Michaud
Caroline Janin, petite amie de Julien
Known for
Rust and Bone
The Butterfly
Gaëtan Bloom
Gaëtan
Known for
Promotion canapé
Claude Zidi Director · Michel Fabre Writer Didier Kaminka Writer
First release April 30, 1980 · Produced in France · Original title Les sous-doués
Production
Films 7
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les sous-doués
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 30, 1980
Theatrical · Visa CNC 51407
No release date listed for United States.
France
December 25, 2025 · TV · TMC
June 18, 2026 · TV · TMC
Hungary
May 16, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
April 3, 1982 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 21, 1990 · Theatrical
Thailand
March 21, 1981 · Theatrical
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