Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964)

The ambitious police officer Cruchot is transferred to St. Tropez. He's struggling with persistent nude swimmers, but even more with his teenage daughter, who's trying to impress her rich ... See full summary »

Director:

Jean Girault

Writers:

Richard Balducci (original story), Jacques Vilfrid (screenplay),

Stars:

Louis de Funès, Geneviève Grad, Michel Galabru

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Louis de Funès	...	Maréchal des logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot
Geneviève Grad	...	Nicole Cruchot
Michel Galabru	...	Adjudant Jérôme Gerber
Daniel Cauchy	...	Richard
Madeleine Delavaivre	...	Une estivante / woman on holiday
Maria Pacôme	...	Mme Lareine Leroy
Claude Piéplu	...	Boisselier (as Claude Pieplu)
Gabriele Tinti	...	Gangster chauffeur (as Gabriele Tini)
Michelle Wargnier	...	(as Michele Wargnier)
Christian Marin	...	Maréchal des Logis Albert Merlot
Jean Lefebvre	...	Maréchal des Logis Lucien Fougasse
Jean-Pierre Bertrand	...	Eddie
Sylvie Bréal	...	Jessica (as Sylvie Breal)
Martine de Breteuil	...	La duchesse d'Armantière
Evelyne Céry	...	(as Evelyne Cery)

Storyline

The ambitious police officer Cruchot is transferred to St. Tropez. He's struggling with persistent nude swimmers, but even more with his teenage daughter, who's trying to impress her rich friends by telling them her father was a millionaire and owned a yacht in the harbor. He gets drawn into it when he tries to cover for her when a friend 'lends' the car of her assumed father. It turns out that the real owners of the yacht aren't exactly what they pretend to be either...

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Plot Keywords:

yacht | police | 1960s | police precinct | water | 

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Taglines:

Beguiling BATHING BEAUTIES will give you a load of laughs!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

French

Release Date:

9 September 1964 (France)

Also Known As:

The Gendarme of St. Tropez

Filming Locations:

Studios de la Victorine - 16 avenue Edoard Grinda, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC), Franca Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 95 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by The Gendarme Takes Off (1970)

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Soundtracks

"Douliou, douliou Saint-Tropez"
(uncredited)
Performed by Geneviève Grad

User Reviews

Excellent film, giving cheerfulness's for a long time

It is a wonderful comedy, lively, vivid and energetic, one cannot stop laughing all the time. Louis de Funes is at his best again, acting perfectly the strict but good-natured policeman and the plot is complex enough to capture the attention. According to me, this film is a model for a comedy.The daughter of the policeman is very sweet and is a typical representative of young generation,overcoming the conservatism of the old generation.The music of the film is also wonderful, representing the typical atmosphere of its time and contributes much to the joyful spirit of the film.I also liked very much the idea the film starting in black and white and later becoming colourful.As a whole extremely witty and lively film, typical for the French character, which makes you not only smile but laugh sincerely.