Les Grandes Vacances (film) explained

Les Grandes Vacances
Director:	Jean Girault
Producer:	Raymond Danon
Starring:	Louis de Funès
Music:	Raymond Lefevre
Cinematography:	Marcel Grignon
Editing:	Jean-Michel Gautier
Distributor:	Valoria Films
Runtime:	85 minutes
Country:	France/Italy
Language:	French/English
Gross:	$52.4 million ^[1]

Les Grandes Vacances (released internationally as The Exchange Student) is a French–Italian comedy movie from 1967, directed by Jean Girault, written by Jean Girault and starring Louis de Funès.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Aerial unit director and stunt flyer Jean Falloux and a passenger died when they crashed a light plane while attempting to land on a speeding car for this film, which was dedicated to his memory.^[5]

Plot

Charles Bosquier is the dictatorial headmaster of a French school. One of his own sons miserably failed his exams, so he sends him to England as exchange student.

Cast

• Louis de Funès : M. Charles Bosquier
• Claude Gensac : Mme Isabelle Bosquier
• Ferdy Mayne : Mac Farrell
• Martine Kelly : Shirley Mac Farrell
• Jean St Clair : Mrs Mac Farrell
• Olivier de Funès : Gérard Bosquier
• François Leccia : Philippe Bosquier
• Maurice Risch : Stéphane Michonnet
• Jean-Pierre Bertrand : Christian, a friend of Philippe
• René Bouloc : Bargin, the pupil who leaves with Philippe
• Jacques Dublin : Claude, a friend of Philippe
• Dominique Maurin : Michel, a friend of Philippe
• Bernard Le Coq : Jean-Christophe

Notes and References

1. Web site: Les Grandes vacances (1967) . JPBox-Office . 1967-11-01 . 2021-05-28.
2. Web site: Les GRANDES VACANCES (1967). https://web.archive.org/web/20210514073716/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b720d65ec. dead. May 14, 2021. BFI.
3. Web site: Les Grandes Vacances (1966) - Jean Girault | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie. www.allmovie.com.
4. Web site: Les grandes vacances. mubi.com.
5. Le Denn, Yves (2019). Pile ou face, Les Editions Chapitre, Paris, ch. 2.