In the early twentieth century is created in France the first motorized police group. They are called 'The Tiger Brigades', after Prime Minister George Clemenceau's surname: The Tiger.
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Title: The Tiger Brigades (1974–1983)
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In the early twentieth century is created in France the first motorized police group. They are called 'The Tiger Brigades', after Prime Minister George Clemenceau's surname: The Tiger.
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Sung by Marilù Tolo
Music by Claude Bolling
Lyrics by Frank Gérald
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On the fifth season, aka "Les Nouvelles Brigades du Tigre", François Maistre was dismissed from the show and was replaced by the German actor Pinkas Braun at the behest of the new German co-producer. See more »Soundtracks
L'italienneSung by Marilù Tolo
Music by Claude Bolling
Lyrics by Frank Gérald
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FrenchRelease Date:
21 December 1974 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), France 2 (FR2), Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF) See more »
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The charm of this series comes from the earl 20th century atmosphere. It's quite a change when you're used to those contemporary series in big cities with the usual sets for most scenes. In paved streets, with all those men wearing a mustache and a hat or a cap, cars are not a commonplace nuisance but simply curiosities.
The screenplays focus on true cases by the time the French police were beginning to have cars - the first Mobile Squad aka the Tiger Brigades as Clemenceau, Home Secretary by then, was named "The Tiger" for being untractable on any political issue. The prolog/epilogue voice-over helps to settle this atmosphere and the three officers easily become congenial while practicing French boxing (savate) in white underwear (look like Alex and some gentle droogs), tailing a suspect or being summoned to their irritated patron's office.
It's always a pleasure to hear Pierre Maguelon with his singing Provence accent call his superior "Valentin!" and to watch a slow-paced car chase after the engines have been cranked. To put it in a nutshell, an original idea with charming old-fashioned images and some humor.