The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
About The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
The bungling inspector Cruchot finds himself trying to save the residents of St. Tropez from some oil-drinking humanoid aliens.
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space (1979) is a comedy science fiction film directed by Jean Girault. Louis de Funès stars as Ludovic Cruchot, Michel Galabru as Jérôme Gerber, Maurice Risch as Henri Beaupied, and Jean-Pierre Rambal as Charles Taupin.
It runs 96 minutes and was released in January 1979. Written by Gérard Beytout and Jacques Vilfrid.
Shelv files it under alien invasion, cyborg, space invasion, and gendarmerie. In the United States it streams on France Channel Amazon Channel. It scores 6.1 out of 10 from 692 TMDB voters.
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