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1964
The Troops of St. Tropez is a 1964 French comedy film set in Saint-Tropez, a fashionable resort on the French Riviera. Starring Louis de Funès as Ludovic Cruchot of the gendarmerie, the film is the first in the Gendarme series, and spawned five sequels.
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When someone mentions French cinema in the 1960s, the first thing that comes to mind is the French New Wave. In terms of box office, the most successful French films at the time were comedies starring Louis de Funès. One of the first was *The Troops of St. Tropez*, a 1964 film directed by Jean Girault, which spawned a successful series of five more films. In the film, de Funès plays Ludovic Cruchot, a member of the…More
