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The Best Job in the World (1996) More at IMDbPro »Le plus beau métier du monde (original title)

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Director:
Gérard Lauzier
Writer:
Gérard Lauzier
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Release Date:
28 March 1997 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Plot:
Gerard Depardieu is a new teacher in a lower class school. He has a hard time with a special eighth grade class, and in his building. | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 nomination See more »
User Reviews:
A fun and exciting movie with dark and silly humor See more (3 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification)

Gérard Depardieu ... Laurent Monier

Michèle Laroque ... Hélène Monier
Souad Amidou ... Radia Ben Saïd

Ticky Holgado ... Baudouin
Guy Marchand ... Gauthier
Philippe Khorsand ... Le gardien de l'immeuble
Daniel Prévost ... Albert Constantini, le voisin

Roschdy Zem ... Ahmed Raouch
Mouss Diouf ... Momo
Faisal Attia ... Nacir
Prisca Songo ... Malou Keita
Ouassini Embarek ... Mouloud
Laurent Jaubert ... Aziz Raouch
Françoise Christophe ... Mme Davant, la mère d'Hélène
Vincent Solignac ... Rivet
Michel Peyrelon ... Le commissaire de police
Gilles Veber ... Daniel Benichou
Beata Nilska ... Madame Nothereau
Francis Lemaire ... Le proviseur du lycée Fénelon
Daniel Berlioux ... Professeur Fénelon
Jean-Luc Porraz ... Coulomb
Jean-Valery Pascal ... Manu
Mehdi Ben Abdeljelil ... Nour
Stéphanie Jaubert ... Latifa
Charlie Rajabaly ... Tarek
Cécile Laligan ... Yvette
Daniel Jean ... Touré
Irène Tassembedo ... Madame Keita
Edouard Calippe ... Petit frère Malou
Victor-Emmanuel Londy ... Enfant Keita
Damien Lambert ... Victor
William Miale ... Michel Keita

Elodie Fontan ... Fanny
Jean-Pierre Clami ... Barret
Kamel Cherif ... Le barbu
Nordine Ouchene ... Malik
Ali Inan ... Ali
Pascal Tourain ... Un déménageur
Joseph Malerba ... Chauffeur de taxi
Daniel Ben Loulou ... Voisin du bas
Youcef Bekkaye ... Voisin du haut
Rachid Djaidani ... Jeune 1 (as Rachid Djajdani)
Abde Boumeddane ... Jeune 2
Tassadit Mandi ... Mère de Mouloud
Salah Teskouk ... Père de Mouloud
Mélodie Abad ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Julien Arame ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Florent Augusto ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Hamidou Ba ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Yassin Ben Aissa ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Younesse Boudache ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Xavier Costaz ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Christelle Cousin ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Sally Doukoure ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Jihanne Fardel ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Muriel Fatier ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Sonia Ferhane ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Sabrina Fournier ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Yaëlle Gueguen ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Mathieu Haurant ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Willy Ibo ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Steeve Journo ... Un élève de la 4e techno

Dioucounda Koma ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Garba Tounkara ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Bounbida Phanekham ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Nicolas Richefeu ... Un élève de la 4e techno
Sabrina Viomesnil ... Un élève de la 4e techno
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Sabrina Aloui ... Une élève de la 4e techno
Ikrame Douazi ... Un élève de la 4e techno
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Directed by
Gérard Lauzier 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Gérard Lauzier 

Produced by
Jean-Louis Livi .... producer
Bernard Marescot .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Vladimir Cosma 
 
Cinematography by
Jean-Yves Le Mener 
 
Film Editing by
Georges Klotz 
 
Casting by
Françoise Menidrey 
 
Production Design by
Christian Marti 
 
Art Direction by
Yann Biquand 
 
Set Decoration by
Christian Marti 
 
Costume Design by
Marpessa Djian 
Gil Noir 
 
Makeup Department
Isabelle Legay .... hair stylist
Agathe Moro .... hair stylist
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen .... assistant makeup artist
Thi-Loan Nguyen .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Azezki Ahcene .... assistant production manager
Philippe Delest .... unit production manager
Jean-Benoit Doerr .... assistant unit manager
Martin Gamet .... production manager
Eric Moreau .... assistant unit manager
Fabien Pondevaux .... assistant unit manager
Eric Series .... assistant unit manager
Marc Vadé .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marcel Ben Bennai .... second assistant director
Christopher Gachet .... second assistant director (as Christophe Gachet)
Noura Lauzier .... second second assistant director
Sophie Le Tallec .... second second assistant director
Jérôme Navarro .... first assistant director
Valérie Novel .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Gilles Baillot .... set constructor
Arnaud Beaute .... carpenter
Jean-Marc Berté .... set constructor
Yann Biquand .... assistant art director
Patrick Bossu .... carpenter
Camille Bougon-Pigneul .... painter
Daniel Capuano-Blasco .... painter
Guy Chouard .... carpenter
Guy Chouard .... painter
Mara Cordero .... carpenter
Mara Cordero .... painter
Michel Courtemanche .... carpenter
Marcel Daudin .... property master
Pierre Dequivre .... construction crew
Vit-Vinh Doan .... carpenter
Didier Dubedout .... painter
Jean-Michel Frazier .... carpenter
Jean-Michel Frazier .... painter
Christian Giambasi .... chief painter
Francis Gimgembre .... painter
Florence Girette .... set painter
Thomas Godelle .... carpenter
Patrice Golardelle .... set dresser
Philippe Gonzales .... carpenter
Jean Gouttebaron .... carpenter
Peter Hammond .... painter
Franck Kinderstuth .... carpenter
Xavier Laroyenne .... carpenter
Marcel Laude .... property master
Christophe Lomax .... carpenter
Christophe Lomax .... painter
Patrice Massida .... chief carpenter
Yann Megard .... set dresser
Christian Meurisse .... props
Laurent Micheletti .... carpenter
Agnes Morel .... painter
Françoise Pierre .... painter
Florence Ritter .... art department coordinator
Jean-Claude Saby .... carpenter
Enrique Santana .... stand-by painter
Julie Sfez .... set dresser
Philippe Sylvain .... property master
Bertrand Terreyre .... constructor
Bernard Tofoletti .... scenic artist
Philippe Vettorel .... carpenter
Claude Vincent .... construction coordinator
Gérard Violas .... carpenter
Bettina von den Steinen .... assistant production designer
 
Sound Department
Philippe Amouroux .... sound re-recording mixer assistant
Jacques Ballay .... boom operator
Pierre Befve .... sound
Pascal Chauvin .... foley artist
Pascal Dedeye .... assistant foley artist
Eric Ferret .... sound recordist
Stéphanie Granel .... sound editor
Gérard Lamps .... sound re-recording mixer
Jean-Louis Lebras .... boom operator (as Jean-Louis Le Bras)
Elisabeth Paquotte .... sound editor
Marie-Christine Pecharman .... sound editor (as Marie-Christine Ruh Pecharman)
Corrinne Raffi .... adr editor
Patrice Raffi .... adr editor
 
Stunts
Jacques Delahaye .... stunt double: Mr. Depardieu
Daniel Vérité .... stunts
Gilles Conseil .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Yves Agostini .... camera operator
Arnaud Borrel .... still photographer
Guy Briard .... best boy grip
Geoff Brown .... generator operator
Bernard Caroff .... electrician
Christophe Cojan .... best boy electric
Alain Cousseau .... gaffer
Dominique Delguste .... camera operator
Xavier Embry .... grip
Dominique Legueux .... key grip
Franck Lependu .... electrician
Caroline Massicart .... first assistant camera: second unit
Christophe Paturange .... first assistant camera
Sebastien Pentecouteau .... second assistant camera
Charlet Recors .... director of photography: second unit
Jean-Claude Temporelli .... electrician
Yorgo Voyagis .... grip (as Yorgo Voyatzis)
 
Animation Department
Aziz Moussous .... animator
 
Casting Department
Daniel Ben Loulou .... casting associate
Marie-France Michel .... extras casting
Jean-Marc Moutout .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dorothée Guiraud .... wardrobe
Marine Orfino .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Antoine Battistelli .... second assistant editor
Claude Broutin .... first assistant editor
Lionel Cassan .... assistant editor
Catherine Despratz .... first assistant editor
Marcela Figueroa .... second assistant editor
Alain Guarda .... color timer
Anne Mangand .... first assistant editor
Dorian Rigal-Ansous .... first assistant editor
 
Music Department
Tony Coe .... musician: clarinet solo
Vladimir Cosma .... conductor: The London Symphony Orchestra
Edouard Dubois .... musical advisor
Pierre Dutour .... musician: trumpet solo
The London Symphony Orchestra .... music performers
 
Other crew
Jacqueline Benloulou .... administrator (as Jacqueline Ben Loulou)
Daniel Boyard .... assistant: Mr. Depardieu
Michel Boyard .... assistant: Mr. Depardieu
Christophe Chauveau .... location scout
Béatrice Chauvin .... production staff
Violaine Dalle .... production secretary
Sylvie François .... production staff
Thierry Garnier .... caterer
Thierry Golitin .... location manager
Dominique Hery .... caterer
Jean-Louis Livi .... presenter
Pascale Madura .... caterer
Annie Maurel .... script supervisor
Franck Nicolas .... production staff
André Noël .... animal trainer
Christine Oliver .... production staff
Harmel Sbraire .... dialogue coach (as Armelle Sbraire)
 
Thanks
Charlotte Gainsbourg .... special thanks: for allowing to give her father's name to the film's middle school
Lucien Gainsbourg .... special thanks: for allowing to give his father's name to the film's middle school
Natacha Gainsbourg .... special thanks: for allowing to give her father's name to the film's middle school
Paul Gainsbourg .... special thanks: for allowing to give his father's name to the film's middle school
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Le plus beau métier du monde" - France (original title)
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Poland:15 (TV rating) | Spain:13
Filming Locations:
Annecy, Haute-Savoie, FranceSee more »
Company:
Canal+See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Screenplay inspired by the TV report "Une vie de prof" by Maria Roche, Hervé Chabalier and Stéphane Meunier.See more »
Movie Connections:
Features "Dragon Ball Z" (1989)See more »
Soundtrack:
Symphony nº 24 in si bemol majeur K. 182See more »

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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
A fun and exciting movie with dark and silly humor, 27 May 2000
Author: revival05 from Sweden

Gérard Depardieu stars in this french mixture of comedy and satire.

A mid-age high class teacher's life breaks down on his birthday, when the family finds out about a secret affair, and to be closer to his children he moves to Paris. He moves in to a trash-neighbourhood at the over-wild and rough high school he starts to work in.

This wasn't that funny, just a little twisted. That's the way it is with dark comedies.

An enjoyable film and I give it 7/10

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