Name: The Under-Gifted
Genre: comedy
Released: 1980
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Michel Galabru, Maria Pacôme, Philippe Taccini, Hubert Deschamps

The Under-Gifted (1980) — comedy film. Directed by Claude Zidi. Starring Daniel Auteuil, Michel Galabru, Maria Pacôme, Philippe Taccini. This page maps 10 characters and 12 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 6.5/10 from 493 votes.

Interactive Features for The Under-Gifted

The Under-Gifted offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 10 characters interconnect through 12 relationship links.
AI Story Visualization & Plot Analysis — AI-powered breakdown of story structure, emotional arcs, turning points, and narrative progression.

Story Analysis

Students resist institutional discipline and transform forced academic success into an elaborate comic victory.

Credits

Director

Claude Zidi
Cast

as Baptiste Lavalle, dit « Bébel »

Daniel Auteuil
Cast

as M. Grasset, commissaire de police

Michel Galabru
Cast

as Lucie Jumaucourt, directrice du cours Louis XIV, professeur de philosophie

Maria Pacôme
Cast

as Julien Senquin

Philippe Taccini
Cast

as Léon Jumaucourt, professeur des matières scientifiques

Hubert Deschamps
Cast

as Gaston Pourquier

Raymond Bussières
Cast

as Le père de Julien, docteur en médecine

Étienne Draber
Cast

as Catherine Jumaucourt, professeur d'Histoire-Géographie

Tonie Marshall
Cast

as Le pion lors de l'épreuve de Maths

Richard Bohringer
Cast

as Caroline Janin, petite amie de Julien

Françoise Michaud
Cast

as Gaëtan

Gaëtan Bloom
Cast

as « Graffiti »

Patrick Laurent