The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez (1964)

7.189 minDirector: Jean Girault

1964 French comedy film by Jean Girault

The Troops of St. Tropez (French: Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez; literally The Policeman from Saint-Tropez) is a 1964 French comedy film set in Saint-Tropez, a fashionable resort on the French Riviera. Starring Louis de Funès as Ludovic Cruchot of the gendarmerie, the film is the first in the Gendarme series, and spawned five sequels.

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What is The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez about?
The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez (1964) — The ambitious police officer Cruchot is transferred to St. Tropez. He's struggling with persistent nude swimmers, but even more with his teenage daughter, who's trying to impress her rich friends by telling them her father was a millionaire and owned a yacht in the harbor. He get
Is The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez based on a true story?
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