Sacrés gendarmes (1980)
Directed by Bernard Launois

Comedy

Film Synopsis

In 1968, a small village in the south of France basks in tranquillity, knowing nothing of the tumultuous events taking place in the rest of the country.  But this haven of peace is threatened when the Minister of the Interior announces that small regional police stations across the country are to be closed down.  Determined not to lose their jobs, the local cops set out to prove their worth, perhaps a little too zealously...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Bernard Launois
  • Script: Bernard Launois
  • Cinematographer: Guy Maria
  • Music: Paul Piot, Michel Roy
  • Cast: Jacques Balutin (Le brigadier), Robert Castel (Le gendarme Moreno), Sim (Le gendarme légionnaire), Daniel Prévost (Le jeune gendarme), Ibrahim Seck (Le gendarme coopérant), Henri Génès (Le curé), Lucette Sahuquet (Mme Moreno), Rudy Lenoir (L'ami Fritz), Eddy Jabès (Le fils belge), Josette Ballin (La mère belge), Florence Blot (La postière), Bruno Balp (Le notaire), Jeannette Batti (L'épiciére), Jean Rupert (L'épicier), Pierre Decazes, Nicole Regnault
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min

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