Les grandes vacances (1967)

Original title

Les Grandes Vacances

Directed by

Jean Girault

Genre

comedy film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

6

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 312 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A French businessman tries to host a British exchange student but chaos ensues from cultural differences and mishaps. Louis de Funes stars as the exasperated head of the household.

lightheartedchaoticcomedicfast-pacedsillyslapstickenergeticzany

What happens

Les Grandes Vacances (released internationally as The Exchange Student) is a French–Italian comedy movie from 1967, directed by Jean Girault, written by Jacques Vilfrid and starring Louis de Funès. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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