The Troops of St. Tropez
The Troops of St. 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.
Plot
thumb|left|Current view of Saint-Tropez port, site of arrival sequence in film, with much plot action filmed there.
Cast
- André Badin
- Christian Marin
- Claude Piéplu
- Daniel Cauchy
- Fernand Sardou
- France Rumilly
- Gabriele Tinti
- Geneviève Grad
- Giuseppe Porelli
- Guy Grosso
- Henri Arius
- Jean Droze
- Jean Lefebvre
- Jean Panisse
- Louis de Funès
- Maria Pacôme
- Martine de Breteuil
- Maurice Jacquin
- Michel Galabru
- Michel Modo
- Michèle Wargnier
- Nicole Vervil
- Patrice Laffont
- Paul Bisciglia
- Pierre Barouh
- Sacha Briquet
- Sylvie Bréal
More details
| author | Jacques Vilfrid Jean Girault Richard Balducci |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Saint-Tropez |
| director | Jean Girault |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | arrest ford mustang in flagrante delicto kidnap master plan mustang naturism paint persistent nudists red mustang rembrandt |
| musicBy | Raymond Lefèvre |
| producer | Franca Films SNC |
| publisher | Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie |
| recordedAt | Belvédère Saint-Tropez |
| theme | police comedy |