The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
1982
· Movie
· 100 min
D
MEANRANK
60/100
Every rating
42–77
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 42, highest is Kinopoisk on 77.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The bumbling gendarmes of Saint-Tropez receive a modernizing shake-up with the arrival of four female recruits. The clumsy but well-meaning head of the station must now manage his inept all-male squad alongside the competent new women, leading to a series of humorous misadventures and culture clashes as they attempt to solve crimes.
Details
- Directors
- Jean Girault, Tony Aboyantz
- Writers
- Gérard Beytout, Jacques Vilfrid, Jean Girault
- Released
- 3 October 1982
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 100 min
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