The Gendarme Gets Married
A volatile Saint-Tropez gendarme races to marry his beloved while his determined daughter wages comic war against the match.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- irreverent
- lazy sunday
- classic comedy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nicole Cruchot actively tries to prevent her father Ludovic from marrying Josepha.
Cruchot is a gendarme accustomed to command, yet his romantic and family life repeatedly undermines that control.
The courtship and planned wedding generate successive schemes, disruptions, and comic complications.
The gendarmerie, holiday atmosphere, and Saint-Tropez setting provide the social backdrop for the romantic farce.
Films like The Gendarme Gets Married, and why
The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez
physical comedy, eccentric authority figures, and escalating farcical misunderstandings
Oscar
fast-paced french farce centered on romantic complications and comic social chaos
The Wing or the Thigh
louis de funès's explosive comic performance and tightly wound domestic farce
Movie Details
- Director
- Jean Girault
- Release Date
- 1968-10-30
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (624)
Cast
- Louis de Funès
- Jean Lefebvre
- Geneviève Grad
- Christian Marin
- Yves Vincent
- Guy Grosso
- Michel Modo
- Maurizio Bonuglia
- Mario David
- Claude Gensac
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- France Channel Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Gendarme Gets Married about?
- A volatile Saint-Tropez gendarme races to marry his beloved while his determined daughter wages comic war against the match.
- What is The Gendarme Gets Married like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Gendarme Gets Married as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Gendarme Gets Married violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Gendarme Gets Married.
- Which films are like The Gendarme Gets Married?
- Films with a similar feel include The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez, Oscar, and The Wing or the Thigh.
- How long is The Gendarme Gets Married?
- The Gendarme Gets Married runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Gendarme Gets Married?
- In United States, The Gendarme Gets Married streams on France Channel Amazon Channel.
