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Director:
Jean Girault
Writers:
Louis de Funès (adaptation)
Richard Balducci (characters)
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Release Date:
31 January 1979 (France) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Sci-Fi See more »
Plot:
The bungling inspector Cruchot (Funès) finds himself trying to save the residents of St. Tropez from some oil-drinking humanoid aliens... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 win See more »
User Reviews:
Agreeable comedy about the likable gendarmes plenty of crazy humor and fun situations See more (3 total) »

Cast

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Louis de Funès ... Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot
Michel Galabru ... Adjudant Jérôme Gerber
Maurice Risch ... Maréchal des Logis Beaupied
Jean-Pierre Rambal ... Maréchal des Logis Taupin
Guy Grosso ... Maréchal des Logis Tricard
Michel Modo ... Maréchal des Logis Berlicot
France Rumilly ... Soeur Clotilde
Jean-Roger Caussimon ... L'évêque
Mario David ... Le voleur du bidon d'huile
Jacques François ... Le colonel
Maria Mauban ... Joséfa Cruchot
Madeleine Delavaivre ... Soeur képi Gerber
Micheline Bourday ... Mme Cécilia Gerber
Jacqueline Jefford ... Soeur carrure rugbyman
René Berthier ... Berthier, l'adjoint du colonel
Henri Génès ... Le patron du restaurant"Le Cabanon"
Fulbert Janin ... Bonneval
Marie Pillet
Carlo Nell ... Le reporter
Jean-Paul Schneider
Jeffrey Kime ... Le second extra-terrestre de "Cabanon"
Jacques Gheusi
André Badin
Pierre Repp ... Le garagiste
Antoine Marin ... L'automobiliste verbalisé
Marco Perrin ... Le maire de Saint Tropez
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Annet ... Une extra-terrestre séductrice (uncredited)
Serge Brasseur ... L'athlète de la plage (uncredited)
Rika Hofmann ... Une extra-terrestre séductrice (uncredited)
Kate ... La deuxième Suédoise (uncredited)
Toni Moor ... L'Américaine (uncredited)
Percival Russel ... Johnny (uncredited)
Simonetta ... La première Suédoise (uncredited)

Lambert Wilson ... L'extra-terrestre qui parle avec Beaupied (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jean Girault 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Richard Balducci  characters
Gérard Beytout  adaptation
Louis de Funès  adaptation
Jean Girault  adaptation
Jacques Vilfrid  screenplay
Jacques Vilfrid  story

Produced by
Gérard Beytout .... producer
 
Original Music by
Raymond Lefevre 
 
Cinematography by
Marcel Grignon 
Didier Tarot 
 
Film Editing by
Michel Lewin 
 
Production Design by
Sydney Bettex 
 
Costume Design by
Jacques Cottin 
 
Makeup Department
Anny Arguedas .... hair stylist
Anny Arguedas .... makeup artist
Anatole Paris .... key hair stylist
Anatole Paris .... key makeup artist
Marie-Madeleine Paris .... hair stylist
Marie-Madeleine Paris .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Alain Darbon .... production manager
Robert Fugier .... unit manager
Paul Lemaire .... unit manager
Alex Maineri .... unit manager
Frédéric Sauvagnac .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hélène Bernardin .... second assistant director
Jean Couturier .... second unit director
Patrick Jaquillard .... first assistant director
Bernard Seitz .... trainee assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Nady Chauviret .... set dresser
Marc Desages .... assistant art director
Jacques Martin .... property master (uncredited)
Maurice Terrasse .... property master (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Marco Cavé .... sound editor
Jack Jullian .... sound mixer
Paul Lainé .... sound
Jean-Pierre Lelong .... foley artist
Michel Villain .... sound assistant
 
Special Effects by
Jacques Martin .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Christian Ange .... visual effects: Eurocitel (as Christian Angé)
Frédéric Grosjean .... visual effects: Eurocitel
Alain Le Roy .... visual effects: Eurocitel
Georges Pansu .... visual effects: Eurocitel
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Pierre Aliphat .... assistant camera
Sebastien Chantrel .... still photographer
Jacques Cherel .... chief electrician
Michel Jaffredo .... key grip
Jacques Mironneau .... camera operator
Gérard Petit .... assistant camera
 
Editorial Department
Michel Valio .... assistant editor (as Valio)
Michel Cavaglione .... assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Lucile Costa .... script supervisor
Georgette Darbon .... production secretary
Daniele Lutin .... production assistant
Florence Moncorgé-Gabin .... script supervisor
Christine Vankeunebrouck .... administrator
Michel Vimont .... administrator
 

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Runtime:
96 min | Spain:86 min (DVD edition)
Country:
France
Language:
French | English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Netherlands:AL | West Germany:6 (nf) | Portugal:M/6 | Argentina:Atp | Norway:11 | Spain:T
Filming Locations:
Plage de Pampelonne, Var, FranceSee more »
Company:
Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)See more »

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Trivia:
Visa d'exploitation en France : # 49700. Avec l'aimable autorisation de Paul Loup Sulitzer (Domaine de la Capella)See more »
Movie Connections:
Follows Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964)See more »

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4 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
Agreeable comedy about the likable gendarmes plenty of crazy humor and fun situations, 17 December 2008
Author: ma-cortes from Santander Spain

Botcher Cruchot encounters himself attempting to save people of Saint Tropez from an outer space invasion carried out by humanoid aliens . As always , there appears customary gendarmes partners , Marechals (Michael Modo, Maurice Risch, Jean Pierre Rambal, Guy Grosso) , chief adjutant Jerome (Michael Galabru) , but this time isn't the sympathetic Jean Lefevre . When they aware an outer space saucer the Gendarmerie Nationale is revolutionized , Ludovic Cruchot (Louis De Funes) goes into in action , and he's secretly moving in disguise , dressing as a nun . The only way to discover the Extra-Terrestres from real human is which they feel deep thirst and take compulsively oil drinks ; furthermore they sound like empty metallic cans when they punch them . Then , the highlights happen as when the aliens impersonate as gendarmes and the events go wrong .

This is an amusing story and pretty entertaining farce with the master comic Luis De Funes . Lively situations full of slapstick , slapdash and too much fun . The pic contains a light criticism to French police called Nationale Gendarmerie . Louis De Funes undertakes several adventures , overacting , as always , as he puts intense mocking faces , grimaces , tongue twister and lots of mimic gesticulation . Claude Gensac , as ordinary Ludovic Cruchot's spouse, she collaborated five films as wife , however this time doesn't appear , being substituted by Maria Mauban . Fine local photography with luminous sun under St. Tropez's blue sky . Lively and catching musical score by Raymond Lefevre includes usual leitmotif with musical background on habitual ending parade where the gendarmes are replaced by false aliens . However , it packs cheesy and ridiculous special effects referring the flying saucer . The movie is ingeniously written and directed by regular director series , Jean Girault . If you like Funes' nutty acting, you'll like this one.

Other movies about our intimate gendarmes are the following : ¨Gendarme of St. Tropez¨ , ¨Gendarme get married¨ , ¨Gendarme at New York¨ , ¨Gendarme takes off¨ and the last acting of the great Louis De Funes , an authentic Farceur: ¨Gendarme and the Gendarmettes¨.

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