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A French Mistress is a British film of genre Comedy directed by John Boulting with James Robertson Justice

A French Mistress (1960)

A French Mistress
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Length 1h38
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Genres Comedy
Rating59% 2.954152.954152.954152.954152.95415

A French Mistress is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Cecil Parker, James Robertson Justice, Agnès Laurent, Ian Bannen, Raymond Huntley, Irene Handl and Thorley Walters.

It is based on a stage play, "The French Mistress" by Robert Monro (AKA Sonnie Hale), first produced in 1959 at the Theatre Royal Windsor,
starring Sonnie Hale.

Synopsis

A young French woman, Madaleine Lafarge (Laurent), is appointed as a French teacher at a rather old-fashioned English public school which is not used to women teachers. She causes a stir and complications ensue.

Actors

James Robertson Justice

(Robert Martin / 'Bow Wow')
Cecil Parker

(John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School)
Agnès Laurent

(Madeleine Lafarge - The French Mistress)
Ian Bannen

(Colin Crane The Headmaster's Son)
Agnès Laurent

(Madeleine Lafarge - The French Mistress)
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