73
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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.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 71GoodWatch 73
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 29 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −20 min on the typical 109
typical 10989Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
1949
April 8, 1949
77 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
- France
and 11 more27 people
- Bernard BlierBuffle Pascal, teacher
- Juliette FaberLise Arnaud, teacher
- Édouard DelmontMr. Arnaud, old teacher and Lise's father
- Edmond ArdissonMr. Pourpre, hairdresser
- Henri AriusHector Malicorne, le Maire de Salèzes
- Gaston ModotFrench examiner
- Jean-Louis AllibertMr. St. Saviole, the 'innovator'
- BBréolsAristide
- GBGéo BeufHonoré
- Georges CahuzacMr. Cornille
- LLLouis LionsFélix
Marcel MaupiMr. Alexandre, pharmacist
Jenny HéliaMrs. Honoré- JMJeanne MarsAdélaïde
- MMMarthe MartyMélanie
- RRaymoneBlind man of the village
- MAMarcel AlbaExaminer
Lucien CallamandArithmetic examiner
Henri PouponHistory-Geography examiner
Jean AquistapaceMr. Laverdière, antique dealer- LLouisolJoiner
- RRildaPostman
- SSicardTordo
- DCDanny CaronCécile Simonin, bar waitress and Albert's sister
Directing · 3
- Jean-Paul Le Chanois Director, Writer, Dialogue
- Lou Bonin Assistant Director
- Louis Pascal Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Élise Freinet Author
Production · 2
- Pierre Lévy-Corti Executive Producer
- Pierre Laurent Production Manager
Camera · 6
- Marc Fossard Director of Photography
- Maurice Pecqueux Director of Photography
- André Dumaître Director of Photography
- Jean Lallier Camera Operator
- Jacques Natteau Camera Operator
- Léo Mirkine Still Photographer
Editing · 2
- Emma Le Chanois Editor
- Françoise Diot Assistant Editor
Sound · 3
- Joseph Kosma Original Music Composer
- Constantin Evangelou Sound
- René Sarazin Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- Claude Bouxin Decorator
- Bianchini Decorator
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Louis Bonnemaison Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Robert Mezé Special Effects
- Simone Chavaudra Script
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