''The gendarme to stroll'' (french: Le gendarme en balade) is the fourth instalment of the gendarme series starring

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and also known as "The Gendarme Takes Off" and "The Troops on Vacation". It is followed by two more films: ''

Le gendarme et les extra-terrestres ''The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials'' (french: Le Gendarme et Les Extra-Terrestres) is a continuation of the Gendarme series starring Louis de Funès. It is also known as ''The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space'' and is followed by ...

'' and ''

Le gendarme et les gendarmettes ''The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes'' (french: Le gendarme et les gendarmettes) is a 1982 French comedy film, and the sixth and last movie of the ''Gendarme'' series . It is the final film of the director Jean Girault and the lead actor Louis de F ...

''.

Plot

Changes are coming for the

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Brigade of

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. The gendarmes are forced into retirement to make way for a younger breed. Even so, when they learn that one of them has had an accident and has become amnesiac, they reunite to help him get his memory back. Along the way, they have to stop juvenile delinquents to put a nuclear warhead on a rocket said youths built, while being pursued by their younger colleagues.

Cast

: Ludovic Cruchot *

Michel Galabru Michel Louis Edmond Galabru (27 October 19224 January 2016) was a French actor. Career Galabru appeared in more than 250 films and worked with directors such as Bertrand Blier, Costa-Gavras, Luc Besson (for '' Subway''), and Jean-Luc Godard. ...

: Jérôme Gerber *

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: Josépha *

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: Fougasse *

Christian Marin Christian Marin (8 February 1929 – 5 September 2012) was a French film actor. Born in Lyon, he is best known for his role in ''Le gendarme series'' (as "Merlot"), although he did not appear in the last two sequels. In 1967 he appeared in the tel ...

: Merlot *

Guy Grosso Guy Grosso (19 August 1933–2001) was a French actor and humorist. Guy Grosso was the pseudonym of Guy Marcel Sarrazin. He was probably best known as half of Grosso and Modo (together with Michel Modo). Selected filmography *''La Belle Améri ...

: Tricard *

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: Berlicot *

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: Sister Clothilde * Nicole Vervil: Madame Gerber *

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: The Abbess *

Yves Vincent Yves Vincent (5 August 1921 – 6 January 2016) was a French film and television actor. Selected filmography * ''Devil and the Angel'' (1946) - Robert * ''La taverne du poisson couronné'' (1947) - Pierre Astor * '' The Sharks of Gibraltar'' ...

: The Colonel *

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: The Groom *

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: Hippie

Reception

The film was the most popular at the French box office in 1970 with admissions of 4,870,609.

References

External links

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at ''Cinema-français'' 1970 films Italian comedy films Films shot in Saint-Tropez French comedy films 1970s French-language films Films directed by Jean Girault Films set in Saint-Tropez 1970s police comedy films 1970 comedy films 1970s French films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub