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The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

19796.01h 36m

Overview

The bungling inspector Cruchot finds himself trying to save the residents of St. Tropez from some oil-drinking humanoid aliens. The only way to tell the aliens from the real people, besides their constant thirst for oil-products, is that they sound like empty garbage cans when you touch them. Chaos is ahead.

Directed by Jean Girault
Written by Jean Girault, Louis de Funès, Gérard Beytout
Produced by Gérard Beytout
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Top Cast

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Ludovic Cruchot

Michel Galabru

Michel Galabru

Jérôme Gerber

Maurice Risch

Maurice Risch

Henri Beaupied

Jean-Pierre Rambal

Jean-Pierre Rambal

Charles Taupin

Guy Grosso

Guy Grosso

Gaston Tricard

Michel Modo

Michel Modo

Jules Berlicot

France Rumilly

France Rumilly

Soeur Clotilde

Jean-Roger Caussimon

Jean-Roger Caussimon

L'évêque

Mario David

Mario David

Le voleur du bidon d'huile

Jacques François

Jacques François

Le colonel de gendarmerie

Themes & Keywords

cyborggendarmeriespace invasionsaint-tropez, francealienalien invasionhuman vs alienalien doppelganger

About The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space is a comedy, science fiction film released in 1979 exploring themes of cyborg, gendarmerie, space invasion, saint-tropez, france, alien, alien invasion. Directed by Jean Girault, it stars Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Maurice Risch. The bungling inspector Cruchot finds himself trying to save the residents of St. Tropez from some oil-drinking humanoid aliens. The only way to tell the aliens from the real people, besides their constant thirst for oil-products, is that they sound like empty garbage cans when you touch them. Chaos is ahead.

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