The Exchange Student

Dec 1, 1967

1h 25m

★ 6.8

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...

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Les Films Copernic

Kinowelt

Ascot Cineraid

The Exchange Student Trailers

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

Jean St. Clair

Bosquiers' maid

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