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The Gendarme Takes Off

1970 · 90 min

This is a fast-paced, comedic romp filled with chaotic energy and nostalgic fun.

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.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • memory
  • work
  • aging
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour8
Realism3
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jean Girault
Written by
Richard Balducci, Jean Girault, Jacques Vilfrid
Starring
Louis de Funès, Jean Lefebvre, Guy Grosso, Michel Modo, Nicole Vervil, France Rumilly, Yves Vincent, Christian Marin
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
90 min
Country
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Languages
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