As it is a Louis de Funes show, giving a sympathetic acting, as usual, he is very good providing his habitual Tics, gestures, tongue twister and overacting with lots of gesticulation. In fact this role as a strict school headmaster was particularly written for this great French comedy superstar. Of course, the central piece is Louis de Funes himself and his comic genious, while delivering a towering main performance, a prime example of a first role carrying a film. This enjoyable French comedy contains amusing incidents, funny set pieces, slapstick, slapdash, simple humor and loads of fun. But then his colleague : Ferdy Mayne, soon joins him and things go wrong. To be aware Charles of his true activitates, that's why he follows his son, chasing the yacht by sailing, or flying. On vacation he is planning a student exchange between his son Philippe and MacFarrell's daughter : Martine Kelly, but Philip actually plans to save an amusing holiday by boat and replacing himself by the fat nerd Stephane : Maurice Rish. This diverting film deals with a stiff Principal named Charles : Louis de Funes, of a rigid boarding school. 1960s style French comedy with better than average gags and the comic timing of Funes.
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