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The Gendarme Takes Off is a french film of genre Comedy directed by Jean Girault released in USA on 11 november 1970 with Louis de Funès
The Gendarme Takes Off (1970)
Le Gendarme en Balade
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 november 1970
Length 1h36
Directed by Jean Girault
OriginFrance
Themes French war films, Fiction sur la gendarmerie, Medical-themed films, La provence, The Troops of St. Tropez, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Rating64%
The gendarme to stroll (French: Le gendarme en balade) is the fourth instalment of the gendarme series starring Louis de Funès and also known as "The Gendarme Takes Off". It is followed by two more films: Le gendarme et les extra-terrestres and Le gendarme et les gendarmettes.
Synopsis
Changes are coming for the Gendarmerie Brigade of Saint Tropez. The gendarmes are forced into retirement to make way for a younger breed. Even so, when they learn that one of them has had an accident and has become amnesiac, they reunite to help him get his memory back. Along the way, they have to stop juvenile delinquents to put a nuclear warhead on a rocket said youths built, while being pursued by their younger colleagues.Actors
Louis de Funès
(Ludovic Cruchot)
Michel Galabru
(Jérôme Gerber)
Claude Gensac
(Josépha Cruchot)
Yves Vincent
(Colonel)
Guy Grosso
(Gaston Tricard)
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Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller
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, 1h32Directed by Jean Girault
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller
Themes French war films, Fiction sur la gendarmerie, La provence, The Troops of St. Tropez
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, 1h27Directed by Jean Girault
Origin France
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Comic science fiction
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The actions once again take place in the small French town of Saint-Tropez. While driving with one of his gendarmes, Cruchot (Louis de Funes) has to stop in order to fix the car. The gendarme wanders away and sees a flying saucer in a field which then flies away. He tries to tell Cruchot and the rest of the station, but they don't believe him. Shortly after, the same occurs with Cruchot and the chief of the gendarmes. This time it is Cruchot who wanders away and sees the saucer, however the chief does not believe him. Later on, when the same gendarme is doing paperwork in the office, a young man appears in front of him and says that he is a part of an alien expedition which has arrived to Saint-Tropez in order to examine humanity as people from all around the globe go to Saint-Tropez during the summer. The alien demonstrates its shapeshifting ability by transforming into the same gendarme it is talking to. The gendarme runs and tells Cruchot, who doesn't believe him. In the midst of the racket, the chief comes and sends the gendarme away. The chief reveals that he is actually an alien disguised as the chief, and when Cruchot doesn't believe him the alien becomes agitated and uses laser vision to cause damage to Cruchot's room. He relents when a watch on his hand flashes red and drinks something out of a flask. The alien begins coughing and upon hitting it on the back, Cruchot discovers it makes a metallic sound. Later on when the real chief arrives, Cruchot stabs him with a screwdriver thinking that it is the alien. The chief orders Cruchot out, since the supervisor will come in tomorrow to check up on the station. During the check up, Cruchot notices the same watch on the supervisor as on the alien he saw last night and attempts to attack him. The gendarmes hold him back while the alien supervisor flees, and the real supervisor arrive. Cruchot once again stabs the real supervisor thinking he is an alien. He is arrested, but escapes the station.
The Gendarme of St. Tropez (1964)
, 1h30Directed by Jean Girault
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller
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Rating70%
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, 1h41Directed by Jean Girault
Origin France
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Rating63%
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Joe: The Busybody (1971)
, 1h25Directed by Jean Girault
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
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Actors Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac, Michel Galabru, Bernard Blier, Ferdy Mayne, Florence Blot
Rating71%
Antoine Brisebard, a famous comedy playwright, is struggling with financial difficulties and is preparing to sell his country villa to an English couple. What no one knows, however, is that Brisebard is actually a victim of blackmail since his wife Sylvie, a famous actress, is the daughter of a notorious robber-murderer. His extortionist is a malevolent criminal only known as Jo, who visits him often to pick up his hush money. But faced with certain ruin, Brisebard is preparing to do away with Jo once and for all, planning his deed under the guise of him trying to write the script for a crime play and consulting his friend, attorney Colas, for ideas of how to efficiently get rid of the body. He finally takes up the offer of one Tonelotti to erect a garden pavilion, whose foundation would provide the ideal hiding place for the corpse.
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Genres Comedy
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Rating65%
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, 1h25Directed by Jean Girault
Origin France
Genres Comedy
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Actors Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac, Martine Kelly, Ferdy Mayne, Maurice Risch, François Leccia
Rating65%
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, 1h38Directed by Jean Girault, Michel Leroy
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Rating64%
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, 1h29Directed by Robert Dhéry
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, La provence, Transport films, Le thème des vacances
Actors Louis de Funès, Andréa Parisy, Franco Fabrizi, Michel Galabru, Pierre Dac, Colette Brosset
Rating66%
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