The Gendarme in New York

1965 1h 35m FR

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6.4

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★6.3TMDB · 580★6.4IMDB · 8,904

Comedy

Synopsis

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Sergeant Cruchot and his faithful comrades have been sent to the International Congress of Gendarmerie in N.Y.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Louis de Funès
Ludovic Cruchot
Michel Galabru
Jérôme Gerber
Christian Marin
Albert Merlot
Guy Grosso
Gaston Tricard
Michel Modo
Jules Berlicot
Alan Scott
Franck
Jean Lefebvre
Lucien Fougasse
Geneviève Grad
Nicole Cruchot

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean Girault
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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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 Jean Girault, shot by Edmond Séchan. 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 Albert Jurgenson 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 Christian Marin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0060450 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jean Girault directs. Edmond Séchan behind the camera. Raymond Lefèvre scores. Albert Jurgenson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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161 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Jean Girault, shot by Edmond Séchan. 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 Albert Jurgenson 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 Christian Marin carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0060450 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "new york city", "police", "psychoanalysis", "conference".
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Edmond Séchan
Original score: Raymond Lefèvre
Editing: Albert Jurgenson
Production design: Sydney Bettex
Makeup / hair: Anatole Paris
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: The Gendarme in New York (1965)
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 8,904 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.