The Gendarme gets married: what drama bereaved the shooting of this film?

Released in cinemas in 1968, the movie called The Gendarme is getting marriedworn by Louis de FunesMichel Galabru, Claude Gensac and Geneviève Gradwill be rebroadcast Sunday, August 21, 2022, from 9:05 p.m. on 6ter. Realized by Jean Giraultthis feature film is the 3rd film in the Gendarme series, after The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez and The Gendarme in New York. In this 3rd part, the chief sergeant Cruchot, still embodied by Louis de Funèsis entrusted with a major mission to track down the speeders and verbalize them. This operation will turn out to be full of surprises and unforeseen events, including the one that ends the operation by chasing a driver who cares little about the rules of the road, and driving her Ford Mustang convertible with ardor.

This pursuit will end in front of the gendarmerie of Saint-Tropez. The spruce widow of Colonel Lefrançois, Josépha, performed by Claude Gensac, is the intrepid driver of the beautiful convertible. She comes to make herself known to the gendarmerie of the place of her summer stay, and is welcomed very civilly by Warrant Officer Gerber, always played by Michel Galabru, who must be temporarily absent. Cruchot arriving in the meantime, comes face to face with the “heater“whose identity he does not know, and takes the opportunity to lecture her, then verbalize her. But on the return of his superior, who immediately makes him aware of his mistake, he will be very seriously put in his place, and will have to be very small in front of this superb woman with powerful connections. The “thunderbolt“takes place immediately.

The Gendarme gets married: a film shorter than the previous opuses of the franchise

The filming of the 3rd opus was not easy, as it experienced several disruptions. It must be said that the shots took place at the time of the events of May 68 in France. The film crew was also bereaved when a stuntman died. The latter had lost control of a car, before crashing into a store window. For the record, The Gendarme is getting married is the shortest episode of the series, with a duration of only 85 minutes. Otherwise, it also marks the last appearance of the actress Genevieve Grad in the role of the daughter of Louis de Funès.

Subscribe to the Telestar.fr Newsletter to receive the latest news for free