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The Under-Gifted

1980Movie1 h 32 min

68

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68

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Summary

The story centers around a graduating class of "less-gifted" students in a private Versailles high school.

Good for

Date night
Family movie night
Friends night

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Fingerprint

Makes you laugh.
Takes you back.
Warms you up.
Feels like real life.
Feels like comfort food.

Not for scares, big ideas or tears.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 70GoodWatch 69
Audience score77%
Letterboxd · 18 K ratings3.4/5
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 32 min
A typical length for comedies, −8 min on the typical 100
typical 10092
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 6 countries
Released
1980
April 30, 1980
46 years ago
Genre
Comedy
Language
French
Original language
Made in
France
24 of 29
Directing · 4
Claude Zidi Director, Writer, Adaptation, Dialogue, Producer
Hélène Bernardin First Assistant Director
Frédéric Sauvagnac Second Assistant Director
Patrice Bertrand Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
Michel Fabre Writer, Adaptation
Didier Kaminka Dialogue, Adaptation, Writer
Production · 6
Sophie Rambal Casting Director
Pierre Gauchet Production Director
Pierre Sogecine Administration
Marie-Josée Testard Administration
Claire Chevauchez Production Secretary
Catherine Mazières General Manager
Camera · 4
Paul Bonis Director of Photography
Ariane Damain Second Assistant Camera
Daniel Leterrier Camera Operator
Jean-Paul Toraille First Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
Nicole Saunier Editor
Amina Mazani Assistant Editor
Sound · 6
Bob Brault Original Music Composer
Jean-Pierre Lelong Sound Designer
Jean-Louis Ughetto Sound Engineer
Dominique Hennequin Sound Mixer
Philippe Adler Songs
Jean-Bernard Thomasson Sound, Gaffer
Art · 4
Jean-Baptiste Dutreix Property Master
Jean-Charles Guenot Assistant Decorator
Luc Geoffray Decorator
Jacques Voizot Decorator
Costume & Make-Up · 2
Marc Blanchard Makeup Department Head
Edith Poussou-Wattine Wardrobe Master
Lighting · 3
Christian Weyers Electrician
Frank Coquet Gaffer
Michel Jaume Electrician
Other crew · 2
Roger Robert Manager of Operations
Patrick Gentils Machinist

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The Under-Gifted (1980)
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Les Sous-Doués En Vacances (1982)
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