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Truant School

70 %|Apr 8, 1949|Drama, Comedy

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.

Featured Crew

André Dumaître
Director of Photography
Marc Fossard
Director of Photography
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Writer
Emma Le Chanois
Editor
Pierre Lévy-Corti
Executive Producer
Louis Bonnemaison
Makeup Artist
Maurice Pecqueux
Director of Photography
Constantin Evangelou
Sound

Cast

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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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Gaston Modot
French examiner
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Jean-Louis Allibert
Mr. St. Saviole, the 'innovator'
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Bréols
Aristide
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Géo Beuf
Honoré
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Georges Cahuzac
Mr. Cornille
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Marcel Maupi
Mr. Alexandre, pharmacist
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Jenny Hélia
Mrs. Honoré
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Jeanne Mars
Adélaïde
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Marthe Marty
Mélanie
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Raymone
Blind man of the village
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Marcel Alba
Examiner
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Lucien Callamand
Arithmetic examiner
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Henri Poupon
History-Geography examiner
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Jean Aquistapace
Mr. Laverdière, antique dealer
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Louisol
Joiner
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Rilda
Postman
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Sicard
Tordo
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Danny Caron
Cécile Simonin, bar waitress and Albert's sister
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Pierre Coste
Albert Simonin, the great chef
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Riri Berty
Gossip holding a laundry basket (uncredited)
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Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Gendarme (uncredited)