---
title: 'Graduate First (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Maurice Pialat'
released: '1978-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/graduate-first-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079701/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Graduate First (1978)

1978 · 86 min · Drama · France

Original title: Passe ton bac d'abord

## Synopsis

Graduate First is a 1978 French drama film directed by Maurice Pialat and starring Sabine Haudepin. The film is set in the north of France, in Lens, in a region profoundly affected by unemployment – the students, from modest backgrounds, try to forget their fears of what tomorrow will bring.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Maurice Pialat](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-pialat)
- **Screenplay:** [Maurice Pialat](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-pialat)
- **Director of Photography:** [Pierre-William Glenn](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-william-glenn)

## Cast

- [Sabine Haudepin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sabine-haudepin)
- [Philippe Marlaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-marlaud)
- [Christian Bouillette](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-bouillette)
- [Michel Caron](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-caron)
- [Jean-François Adam](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-francois-adam)
- [Annick Alane](https://cinepixo.com/people/annick-alane)

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