Every day, AlloCiné recommends watching a movie (again) on TV. Tonight: De Funes in Crusoe’s Cannes.
It has already become a tradition: it is impossible to spend the summer without revisiting the famous adventures of Gendarme de Saint-Tropez, which still attracts millions of viewers with every broadcast. And if today the face of Louis de Funes became inseparable from the character of Ludovic Crusoe, he did not win in advance! Indeed, the producers did not consider him bankable enough and preferred Darry Cole or Frances Blanche in particular.
Director Jean Giraud’s persistence paid off. And not just a little. Surrounded by an excellent group of actors (Michel Galabru, Jean Lefebvre, Christian Marin, Frans Rumil, Duet Grosso and Modo, as well as Maurice Rishi), Louis de Funes stands out for his timeless jokes and wins the cinema victory with his performance. . Even if he already achieved success with Pouic-Pouic and Blow up the bank, which gathered 2 million viewers respectively, the actor reached stardom this time. Fernandel himself says: “He is the new great French comic!”.
on its production, Gendarmerie of Saint-Tropez It goes unnoticed by the press until critics notice the public’s enthusiasm and start publishing their opinions, generally favorable. To everyone’s surprise, the film was a huge success, topping the French box office in 1964 with over 7.8 million admissions. Since then, Louis de Funes’ career has experienced meteoric growth.
This unexpected triumph led to the production of six opus sagas, all equally popular, the last of which was released in 1982. With an average viewer rating of 3.4 out of 5, Gendarmerie of Saint-Tropez Nevertheless, AlloCiné remains a favorite among Internet users.
Constable of St. Tropez Jean Girard with Louis de Funes, Genevieve Grad, Michel Galabru…
Tonight on 6 ter at 21:05.
Source: allocine
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