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The Exchange Student
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Title: The Exchange Student

Release Date: 1 Dec 1967

Runtime: 1h 25m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Les Films Copernic, Kinowelt Filmproduktion, Ascot Cineraid

Production Companies: Les Films Copernic, Kinowelt Filmproduktion, Ascot Cineraid

Overview: Monsieur Bosquier, the owner of a private school, is far from pleased when his eldest son, Philippe, fails his end of year exams. He decides to send his wayward offspring to England to improve his English. In exchange, Philippe’s host, a wealthy whisky distiller, Mac Farrel, will send his daughter, Shirley, to live with the Bosquiers in France. However, Philippe has already decided to spend the summer holidays on a yacht with his friends, so he sends a fellow student, Michonnet, to England in his place. The deception is soon discovered but things go from bad to worse when Philippe and Shirley fall in love and fly to Scotland to get married...

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.876 (291 votes)

Cast

  • Charles Bosquier: Louis de Funès
  • Mac Farrell: Ferdy Mayne
  • Shirley MacFarrell: Martine Kelly
  • Philippe Bosquier: François Leccia
  • Gérard Bosquier: Olivier de Funès
  • Isabelle Bosquier: Claude Gensac
  • Stéphane Michonnet: Maurice Risch
  • Croizac: Jacques Dynam
  • Rose: Dominique Davray
  • Bodybuilder Motorist: Mario David
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