The Gendarme Gets Married

1968
6.8| 1h30m| en
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The Saint-Tropez police launch a major offensive against dangerous drivers. Marechal Cruchot (Louis de Funès) relishes the assignment, which he pursues with a manic zeal. Cruchot is after an offending driver, who turns out to be Josépha (Claude Gensac), the widow of a highly regarded police colonel. When they meet, Cruchot falls instantly in love....

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AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks
VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.
Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?
Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
Kirpianuscus it is the word who defines each part of series. and nothing surprising. because the genius of Louis de Funes has great support of the best partners. France Rumilly is the memorable example as the eccentric nun saving the poor Cruchot. Claude Gensac is the perfect lady colonel and her charm , ambition and noble feelings for Cruchot reminds the flavor of French Medieval literature about the love . and, sure, Michel Galabru who is just perfect as the brave Gerber. but, out of any doubt, the lead character is Saint Tropez. not surprising.
LakiM9 The third movie in the Gendarme series.Cruchot is a widower and he falls in love with a wealthy widow ,Josepha (Claude Gensac).But it seems that his daughter is not ready to accept Josepha and she first refuses her new "mother". A perfect movie if you just want to sit and laugh.It is also got very catchy score like all of Gendarme movies. The movie itself is having a lot of practical jokes we see. Dialogue is also done very nice, so as events which help the story to keep going. It is also clearly visible that some of this movie's jokes had an influence on Yugoslavian comedy movies. Editing is done nice so is camera's work(it is very flexible though). Nice 1960s French gem really! 7/10
languedoc-586-836028 Not 8 stars as classic-film-status-8-stars… But 8 stars as a De Funès at the very top of his game in a Gendarme series film, also featuring none other than Michel Galabru as Adjutant CHEF Gerber, Geneviève Grad as De Funès' daughter Nicole Cruchot, and last but not least, Claude Gensac as Josépha, the Colonel's widow.It is so sad that apparently many De Funès fans, or De Funès fans-to-be, from the USA do not seem to even have access to this sunny Mediterranean 60s gem, a chock full of belly laughs and fine French comical humor! This is for me the very best of the series (yes, which does include some mediocre entries). Taking for granted that there will be car chases, one or two police helicopter flights and a speeding wheeled nun saving the day, and that the subaltern Gendarmes will basically behave like idiots, then there is absolutely nothing wrong with the rest here! Galabru always steals the screen with his inimitable balance of childlike gullibility and poised, protocolar dignity or stateliness, even being well-read to a point that was not so out-of-place or unrealistic for an officer of his rank in those days... Gensac is as always the epitome of both naivety and elegance, here as Maréchal Cruchot's new flame. Gensac was the perfect female screen companion to De Funès, and if she was available for shooting, DeFunès would not have any other partner. The latter himself gives his all through his own maniacal character, typically obsessed with power and advancement. But he also gets to semi-improvise scenes of complete emotional distress and vulnerability, and also a bit of temporary delirium due to a scuba exercise having gone wrong. And this is where he gets me with his comical genius: when struck with panic and stuttering quasi-logical utterances, or inventing (delirium scene upon waking up from scuba accident) dream-like nonsense… This is an aspect of his comic brilliance that goes into more intellectual realms and beyond the grimacing maniac he is too often reduced to.In many scenes, the direction is also more dexterous and clever than in several other "Gendarmes".As an aside, the fans of Mr. Bean's old TV show will immediately recognize in the promotion examination scene of this film the direct inspiration of the math exam session, Act one, from Bean's very first episode… almost verbatim!
dbdumonteil The third installment in the Gendarme series.Cruchot is a widower and he falls in love with a wealthy widow ,Josepha (Claude Gensac).But his daughter is not prepared to accept it and she first refuses this new "mother" .But do not panic,things will turn out fine,under Saint Tropez's luminous blue sky.The regular guests are all here .Cruchot's superior (Michel Galabru)is making it rough all over.Cruchot's colleagues are all present too.And let's not forget the inevitable Deux-Chevaux of the nun who appears in every episode of the saga. Sandra Bullock in "speed" a quarter of century before it happened.