The Exchange Student

The Exchange Student

85 mins | Comedy | Dec. 1, 1967

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...

The Exchange Student

85 mins | Comedy | Dec. 1, 1967

The Exchange Student
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...
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Les Films Copernic, Kinowelt Filmproduktion, Ascot-Cineraid
Original title Les Grandes Vacances
Directors Jean Girault
Writers Jacques Vilfrid, Jean Girault

Cast

Louis de Funès

as Charles Bosquier

Ferdy Mayne

as MacFarrell

Martine Kelly

as Shirley MacFarrell

François Leccia

as Philippe Bosquier

Olivier de Funès

as Gérard Bosquier

Claude Gensac

as Isabelle Bosquier

Maurice Risch

as Stéphane Michonnet

Jacques Dynam

as Croizac, le livreur de charbon

Mario David

as L'automobiliste

Christiane Muller

as La bonne des Bosquier

Denise Provence

as La comtesse

Françoise Girault

as Une vacancière avec le chien

Silvia Dionisio

as Une vacancière avec le chien

René Bouloc

as Bargin

Jean-Pierre Bertrand

as Christian

Jacques Dublin

as Claude

Dominique Maurin

as Michel

Guy Grosso

as Chastenet, un professeur

Carlo Nell

as Un professeur

Daniel Bellus

as Le comte

Max Montavon

as Morizot, un professeur

Robert Destain

as Le surveillant général

Paul Faivre

as Le propriétaire du poulailler

Emile Prud'homme

as Mimile

Colin Drake

as Jenkins

Jean Droze

as Le jardinier

Barbara Sommers

as La préposée aux costumes

Jean Falloux

as L'ivrogne

Billy Kearns

as Le conducteur du car

Percival Russel

as Un policeman

Henri Attal

as Un marin au bistrot (uncredited)