The Slap
A Parisian teacher loses his cool when his teenage daughter tells him she plans to drop out of school and move in with her boyfriend.
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Cast
24 people
Lino Ventura
Jean Douléan
Known for
Army of Shadows
Crooks in Clover
Annie Girardot
Hélène Douléan
Known for
The Piano Teacher
Caché
Isabelle Adjani
Isabelle Douléan
Known for
Possession
The Perfect Couple
Nicole Courcel
Madeleine
Known for
Sundays and Cybele
Money Money Money
Francis Perrin
Marc Morillon
Known for
Lucky Luke
Nicholas on Holiday
Jacques Spiesser
Rémy Abeillé
Known for
Priceless
The Man Who Sleeps
Michel Aumont
Charvin
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The ComDads
Robert Hardy
Robert Dickinson
Known for
The 10th Kingdom
Gulliver's Travels
Nathalie Baye
Christine Abeillé
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
It's Only the End of the World
Xavier Gélin
Xavier
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Money Money Money
Georges Wilson
Pierre
Known for
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
Annick Alane
Jean's housekeeper
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Three Brothers
Claude Pinoteau Director · Jean-Loup Dabadie Writer Georges Delerue Composer
United States release January 18, 1976 · Produced in Italy, France · Production Gaumont, Productions 2000
Production
Euro International Films
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
Productions 2000
Production
Euro International Film (EIA)
Production
Italy · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Gifle
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 23, 1974
Theatrical
United States · January 18, 1976
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
France
March 22, 2005 · Physical · DVD
August 4, 2026 · TV · France•5
Germany
March 27, 1975 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hungary
June 2, 1977 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 4, 1977 · Theatrical
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