The Gendarme Takes Off

Oct 28, 1970

1h 30m

★ 6.4

Overview

The whole clique of Cruchot's police station is retired. Now he lives with his rich wife in her castle - and is bored almost to death. He fights with the butler, because he isn't even allowed to do the simple works. But when one of the clique suffers from amnesia after an accident, all of the others reunite and kidnap him, to take him on a tour to their old working places and through their memories. In their old uniforms they turn St. Tropez upside down.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

SNC

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Cast

Ludovic Cruchot

Louis de Funès

Lucien Fougasse

Jean Lefebvre

Gaston Tricard

Guy Grosso

Jules Berlicot

Michel Modo

Cécilia Gerber

Nicole Vervil

Schwester Clothilde

France Rumilly

Colonel

Yves Vincent

Albert Merlot

Christian Marin

Josépha Cruchot

Claude Gensac

Jérôme Gerber

Michel Galabru

Schwester Marie-Bénédicte

Sara Franchetti

Hippie

Ugo Fangareggi

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