The Exchange Student
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The Exchange Student

6.8 / 10 1967 1h 25mNR French
Comedy

Storyline

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...

Cast & Crew

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Charles Bosquier

Lead
Ferdy Mayne

Ferdy Mayne

Mac Farrell

Martine Kelly

Martine Kelly

Shirley MacFarrell

François Leccia

François Leccia

Philippe Bosquier

Olivier de Funès

Olivier de Funès

Gérard Bosquier

Claude Gensac

Claude Gensac

Isabelle Bosquier

Maurice Risch

Maurice Risch

Stéphane Michonnet

Jacques Dynam

Jacques Dynam

Croizac

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean Girault's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Exchange Student is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker