The Gendarme Takes Off
Seen it?1970 | 90 min | Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1970: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jean Girault
- Louis de FunèsLudovic Cruchot
- Jean LefebvreLucien Fougasse
- Guy GrossoGaston Tricard
- Michel ModoJules Berlicot
- Nicole VervilCécilia Gerber
- France RumillySchwester Clothilde
- Yves VincentColonel
- Christian MarinAlbert Merlot
- Claude GensacJosépha Cruchot
- Michel GalabruJérôme Gerber