Cast
Bourvil Francis Blanche Roland Dubillard 
Jean Tissier 
Michael Lonsdale René-Jean Chauffard
Credits
Written by: 
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Plot
A teacher in a provincial town decides to stop the spread of television by adding a harmful substance to the TV signals, in a satire of mass media.
Sinekatalog’s take
A satirical comedy about TV that has not lost its bite.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (486 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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