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The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

1982 · 100 min

This is a lighthearted, chaotic romp filled with slapstick humor and amusing misunderstandings.

Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • crime
  • gender
  • work
Places
  • workplace
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
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jean Girault, Tony Aboyantz
Written by
Jacques Vilfrid, Jean Girault, Gérard Beytout
Starring
Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Maurice Risch, Jacques François, Guy Grosso, Michel Modo, Patrick Préjean, France Rumilly
Music
Raymond Lefèvre
Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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