The Gendarme Takes Off
The Gendarme Takes Off

The Gendarme Takes Off

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1970
1h 30m
6.3(534 votes)
Comedy

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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31 members
Acting

Louis de Funès

Ludovic Cruchot

Louis de Funès
Acting

Jean Lefebvre

Lucien Fougasse

Jean Lefebvre
Acting

Guy Grosso

Gaston Tricard

Guy Grosso
Acting

Michel Modo

Jules Berlicot

Michel Modo
Acting

Nicole Vervil

Cécilia Gerber

Nicole Vervil
Acting

France Rumilly

Schwester Clothilde

France Rumilly
Acting

Yves Vincent

Colonel

Yves Vincent
Acting

Christian Marin

Albert Merlot

Christian Marin
Acting

Claude Gensac

Josépha Cruchot

Claude Gensac
Acting

Michel Galabru

Jérôme Gerber

Michel Galabru
Acting

Sara Franchetti

Schwester Marie-Bénédicte

Sara Franchetti
Acting

Ugo Fangareggi

Hippie

Ugo Fangareggi
Acting

Christor Georgiadis

Butler James

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Acting

Christine Reynolds

Unknown Role

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René Berthier

Adjutant vom Colonel

René Berthier
Acting

Paul Mercey

Priester

Paul Mercey
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Henri Guégan

Boule-Spieler

Henri Guégan
Acting

Dominique Zardi

Wilderer

Dominique Zardi
Acting

Henri Attal

Unknown Role

Henri Attal
Acting

Jean Valmence

Fahrer des verunfallten Alfa Romeo Giulia GT

Jean Valmence
Acting

Bernard Charlan

Begleitung von Josépha Cruchot

Bernard Charlan
Acting

Carlo Nell

Chauffeur des Ministers

Carlo Nell
Acting

Robert Le Béal

Minister

Robert Le Béal
Acting

Claude Carvin

junger Gendarme

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Laurent Wesman

junger Gendarme

No Image
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Maritin

junger Gendarme

Maritin
Acting

Pierrick Her

junger Gendarme

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Yvan Varco

junger Gendarme

Yvan Varco
Acting

Michel Herval

junger Gendarme

No Image
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Dominique Davray

forsche Nonne

Dominique Davray
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Paul Préboist

Stallmeister

Paul Préboist

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