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Sadsacks In the Boarding School

1978 1h 30m FR
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★3.1TMDB · 17
Comedy
Synopsis
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1978, France. Young recruits are secretly digging an underground tunnel to get to the boarding school for girls, located in front of their barracks. Sexual girls are digging a tunnel towards...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Michel Vocoret
Writers
Michel Vocoret
Languages
French
Countries
France

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michel Vocoret, shot by Roger Fellous. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Claudio Ventura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jean-Marc Thibault and Jacques Jouanneau and Michel Modo carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0077231 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michel Vocoret directs. Roger Fellous behind the camera. Claudio Ventura cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Directed by Michel Vocoret, shot by Roger Fellous. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Editor Claudio Ventura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Jean-Marc Thibault and Jacques Jouanneau and Michel Modo carry the top of the cast.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt0077231 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Roger Fellous
Editing
Claudio Ventura
Runtime
90 min · 1h 30m
Status
Released
Original language
FR

Also by

Michel Vocoret

Production companies

Who made it

  • AL

    Alpes Cinéma

Key crew

  • EditorClaudio Ventura
  • ProducerMichel Albertini
  • SoundJean-Louis Ducarme
  • ProducerPhilippe Hellmann

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • girls' boarding school
  • army captain
  • tunnel
  • barracks
  • soldiers

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1978-10-29

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