The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

1982 1h 40m FR

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6.2

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★6.0TMDB · 616★6.2IMDB · 9,278

Comedy

Synopsis

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Cruchot's police office moves into a new building. They do not only get high tech equipment, but also four young female police officers to educate. All of them scramble to work with them -- and cause pure chaos while being distracted by the fine ladies. Then they get into real trouble when one after the other of their female colleagues is kidnapped.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Louis de Funès
Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot
Michel Galabru
Adjudant Jérôme Gerber
Maurice Risch
Maréchal des Logis Beaupied
Jacques François
Le colonel
Guy Grosso
Maréchal des Logis Tricard
Michel Modo
Maréchal des Logis Berlicot
Patrick Préjean
Maréchal des Logis Perlin
France Rumilly
La mère supérieure

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tony Aboyantz
Writers: Jacques Vilfrid, Jean Girault, Gérard Beytout
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tony Aboyantz, shot by Jean Boffety. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Raymond Lefèvre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michel Lewin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Louis de Funès and Michel Galabru and Maurice Risch carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0083996 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Tony Aboyantz directs. Jean Boffety behind the camera. Raymond Lefèvre scores. Michel Lewin cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Tony Aboyantz, shot by Jean Boffety. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Raymond Lefèvre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Michel Lewin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Louis de Funès and Michel Galabru and Maurice Risch carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0083996 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "computer", "nun", "kidnapping", "transvestite".
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jean Boffety
Original score: Raymond Lefèvre
Editing: Michel Lewin
Production design: Sydney Bettex
Makeup / hair: Josée de Luca
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes (1982)
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 9,278 votes

Part of

Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez Collection

The Gendarme collection is a series of French comic films created by Jean Girault and Richard Balducci, starring Louis de Funès as the protagonist Ludovic Cruchot, a sergeant of the gendarmerie. The story focuses on the every-day life of the police troop of Saint-Tropez - a fashionable seaside town located on the French Riviera. Six films were released in a period of eighteen years, starting in 1964.