Le Gendarme à New York is a French film realized by Jean Girault, release in 1965.
♦ Synopsis :
The gendarme of Saint-Tropez was selected to represent France at the time of an international congress of the gendarmerie with New York. After a voyage on the steamer France, they unload with Manhattan. Soon, Cruchot believes to see her Nicole daughter a little everywhere… And due : this one eager to discover the "New World", embarked on the ship like momentary clandestine, without the knowledge of his father.
♦ Specification sheet :
- Title : Le gendarme à New York
- Realization : Jean Girault
- Scenario : On an idea of Richard Balducci
- Adaptation : Jean Girault and Jacques Vilfrid
- Dialogue : Jacques Vilfrid
- Production assistants : Tony Aboyantz, Marc Simenon, Jean Mylonas, Renzo Serrato
- Leader of production : René Pignières, Gérard Beytout
- Director of production : Paul Laffargue
- Society of production : Compagnia Cinematografica Champion and New Society of Cinematography
- Music : Raymond Lefevre and Paul Mauriat (Editions French Music)
- Images : Edmond Séchan
- Operator : Jean-Paul Schwartz, Guy Delattre, Jean-Claude Amiot
- Editing : Albert Jurgenson, assisted of Etiennette Muse
- Decorations : Sydney Bettex, assisted of Georges Richard, Jacques Dugied
- Sound : René-Christian Forget
- Dresses created by Réal
- Script-girl : Christiane Bertin
- Photographer of tray : Jean Falloux
- Make-up : Anatole Paris
- Interior designer : André Labussière, Nadine Chauviret
- Choregraphy : Timmy Everett
- Casting : Suzanne Wiesenfeld
- General manager : Alain Darbon
- Credit : Jean Fouchet F.L
- Poster designer : Clément Hurel
- Country of origin : France
- Format : Colors Franscope, Eastmancolor- 2,35:1 - Mono - 35 mm
- Edition : Laboratory Eclair in Epinay-sur-Seine
- Distribution : New Society of Cinematography
- Genre : Comedy
- Duration : 95 minutes
- Date exit : October 29th, 1965 (France)
♦ Distribution :
- Louis de Funès : The marshal of lodging houses-leaders Ludovic Cruchot
- Michel Galabru : The warrant officer Alphonse Gerber
- Christian Marin : The gendarme Albert Merlot
- Guy Grosso : The gendarme Tricard
- Michel Modo : The gendarme Berlicot
- Renzo Serrato : An Italian gendarme
- Dominique Zardi : An Italian gendarme
- Alan Scott : Franck
- Jean Lefebvre : The gendarme Lucien Fougasse
- Geneviève Grad : Nicole Cruchot, the girl of Ludovic
- Marino Masé : Aldo
- Mario Pisu : The warrant officer Renzo
- Swen : The psychiatrist
- Albert Augier : The presenter of the publicity
- Jean-Pierre Bertrand : The friend of Nicole
- Jean Droze : An Italian gendarme
- Leroy Haynes : The taxi driver
- Billy Kearns : The police lieutenant
- Pierre Tornade : The doctor of the passenger ship
- François Valorbe : Interprets him to the hotel
- Tibério Murgia : The Italian grocer
- Jean Minisini : The American policeman
- Steve Eckhardt : The American policeman
- Percival Russel : The American policeman
- Colin Higgins : The American policeman
- Jean Mylonas : The Italian policeman
- Vincent Baggetta : The Italian policeman
- Roger Lumont : The bilingual desk clerk of the hotel
- France Rumilly : The nun
- Denise Mac Laglen : A saleswoman
- René Lefèvre-Bel
- John Prim
- Alex Scourby
- Carl Studer
- Viviane Méry
♦ Around the film :
- Turning proceeded with Saint-Tropez, in Var, like with New York, with The United States.
♦ Quotations :
- Ludovic Cruchot (Louis De Funès) à la réceptionniste de l'auberge de jeunesse (Viviane Méry)
- Dites Madame, Mrs... Euh..Do you speak English?
- What a poorest!
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Ah ben oui, c'est vrai. Dites-moi, the girl, this come here, but la... sa chambre, la room, le numéro de la room!
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Sir we cannot admit men to come into this hotel. This hotel is only for ladies. Euh... Seulement pour les dames!
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Oui, mais je ne suis pas une dame, je suis le père, I am the father, with a barbe... Dites-moi, euh non, vous occupez pas, je vais trouver.
- Monsieur, Monsieur! Help, police! Help, police!
♦ See also :
- 1964 : Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez, of Jean Girault
- 1968 : Le gendarme se marie, of Jean Girault
- 1970 : Le Gendarme en balade, of Jean Girault
- 1979 : Le Gendarme et les Extra-terrestres, of Jean Girault
- 1982 : Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes, of Tony Aboyantz and Jean Girault
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