The Gendarme in New York: The Gendarmerie Has Censored a Scene from the Cult Film

The Gendarme in New York: Louis de Funès crosses the Atlantic

One year after the immense success of the comedy The gendarme of Saint-Tropez(and his cult song with lyrics you probably don’t know well) Louis de Funès takes up his kepi for a second adventure in The Agent in New Yorkreleased in 1965 and also directed by Jean Girault. This time, the irrepressible Chief Marshal Ludovic Cruchot and his brigade of gendarmes leave the glamorous French Riviera for the crowded streets of New York, and bring their share of embarrassment and humor to the heart of the Big Apple.

Upon arrival, the agents are confronted with American culture and customs, often with hilarious results. Cruchot, in particular, finds himself in incredible situationstrying to orient himself in a city where everything is foreign to him, while trying to find his daughter, who has sneaked off to discover New York…

Upon his exit, The Agent in New York It is a new success for Louis de Funès, and totals almost five and a half million admissions, the fourth the biggest box office hit of 1965.

The gendarmerie had a scene from the film censored

During the talks with the production, the national gendarmerie had a problem with a scene in the film. This is the sequence at the Nice airport at the beginning of the film, when the gendarmes take the plane to Paris. In the first version of the scenariotwo gendarmes crossed paths two beautiful stewardessesand scrutinized them until they lost sight of them (before being caught again by Cruchot).

Surely considering this sequence degrading for the image of the gendarmerie, the national gendarmerie asked the production to delete it. She therefore does not appear in the film and the sequence of the Nice airport only follows the gendarmes boarding the plane.

Source: Cine Serie

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