The Gendarme of Champignol (1959)
- Original title
- Le Gendarme de Champignol
- Directed by
- Jean Bastia
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A French gendarme gets into a series of comic misadventures in a small town. The film follows his attempts to maintain order while dealing with local characters and mishaps.
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What happens
The Gendarme of Champignol (French: Le gendarme de Champignol) is a 1959 comedy film directed by Jean Bastia and starring Jean Richard, Roger Pierre and Noël Roquevert. It also featured Véronique Zuber, the 1955 Miss France winner. Location shooting took place around Val-d'Oise. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Mandaroux. It is a sequel to the 1957 film Nous autres à Champignol and was followed by Le caïd de Champignol a third and final entry in the series in 1966. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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