The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

Jan 31, 1979

1h 36m

★ 6.1

Overview

The bungling inspector Cruchot finds himself trying to save the residents of St. Tropez from some oil-drinking humanoid aliens. The only way to tell the aliens from the real people, besides their constant thirst for oil-products, is that they sound like empty garbage cans when you touch them. Chaos is ahead.

Genres

Comedy

Science Fiction

Production Companies

SNC

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space Trailers

Cast

Ludovic Cruchot

Louis de Funès

Jérôme Gerber

Michel Galabru

Henri Beaupied

Maurice Risch

Charles Taupin

Jean-Pierre Rambal

Gaston Tricard

Guy Grosso

Jules Berlicot

Michel Modo

Schwester Clotilde

France Rumilly

Bischof

Jean-Roger Caussimon

der Dieb der Ölkanne

Mario David

der Oberst

Jacques François

Josépha Cruchot

Maria Mauban

Soeur képi Gerber

Madeleine Delavaivre

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