Gendarme in New York
Gendarme in New York | |
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Directed by | Jean Girault |
Written by | Richard Balducci Jean Girault Jacques Vilfrid |
Produced by | SNC Champion Film |
Starring | Louis de Funès Geneviève Grad Michel Galabru Jean Lefebvre Christian Marin |
Music by | Raymond Lefèvre Paul Mauriat |
Distributed by | SNC |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Countries | United States France Italy |
Language | French |
Box office | 5,495,045 admissions (France) |
Gendarme in New York (French: Le gendarme à New York) is a 1965 sequel to the French comedy film The Troops of St. Tropez. It stars Louis de Funès as the gendarme along with Michel Galabru, Christian Marin, Guy Grosso and Michel Modo.
Plot
The gendarmes of St. Tropez are invited to
When the ship arrives at New York, Nicole is caught by an immigrations officer. She has no passport, visa or money so the immigrations officer decides to deliver her to the French embassy. Nicole is saved by a newspaper reporter who plans on running a cycle of romantic articles about a French orphan girl and her dreams. He houses her in a YWCA hotel and takes her to a live TV show where she sings live. During her stay she meets an Italian gendarme who already tried to win her over while on the ship. The Italian takes her to his relatives soon after Cruchot who has seen her performance on TV chases her out of the YWCA hotel and gets arrested.
Cruchot is released with a warning and a suggestion to visit a psychiatrist. After a Freudian episode with a psychiatrist Cruchot is relieved of his perceived visions. The captain sends him to find a real good cut of beef in order to make a proper French meal. Fumbling as usual, during a
Meanwhile, the Italian gendarme solicits the help of the
At the airport Cruchot agrees to meet Nicole in the bar. When he arrives there she meets him dressed as an Air France flight attendant. She places him before a choice: either take the plane she will be flying on, thus risking discovery by the captain or make sure that they are late for their flight. Cruchot sabotages the gendarme's luggage making them late for the flight, while the captain sees a girl resembling Nicole fumbling with the airplane door. Cruchot manages to convince him that he is imagining things.
The movie cuts to Saint Tropez where the gendarmes are welcomed by the townsfolk, their wives and Nicole. The movie ends with the captain discovering that Nicole is wearing a dress that Cruchot bought for her in America. He confronts Cruchot with his insubordination.
Reception
It was the fourth most popular film of 1965 in France, after
References
- ^ "1965 Box Office". Box Office Story.
External links
- Gendarme in New York at IMDb