The Gendarme Takes Off (1970)

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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.

• Released: 1970-10-28
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 571 votes

Directed by Jean Girault.

Top cast

• Louis de Funès as Ludovic Cruchot
• Jean Lefebvre as Lucien Fougasse
• Guy Grosso as Gaston Tricard
• Michel Modo as Jules Berlicot
• Nicole Vervil as Cécilia Gerber
• France Rumilly as Schwester Clothilde
• Yves Vincent as Colonel
• Christian Marin as Albert Merlot
• Claude Gensac as Josépha Cruchot
• Michel Galabru as Jérôme Gerber

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Where to watch The Gendarme Takes Off

• United States: stream on France Channel Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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