Le Maître d'école(1981)
After having lost his job for having saved a child accused of shop lifting, Frédéric Barbier decides to become a school teacher with some funny results.The great comedy actor Coluche is excellent as a simple school teacher.
Movie: Le Maître d'école
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Gérard Barbier
Jacqueline Lajoie, depressed teacher
School Director
Monsieur Meignant, unionized teacher
Charlotte, Gérard's fiancée
Educational Advisor
School Inspector
Gérard's father
Charlotte's father
Charlotte's mother
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After having lost his job for having saved a child accused of shop lifting, Frédéric Barbier decides to become a school teacher with some funny results.The great comedy actor Coluche is excellent as a simple school teacher.
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1981-10-28
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