| The Gendarme of Champignol | |
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| Directed by | Jean Bastia |
| Written by | Roger Pierre |
| Produced by | Marcel Roux |
| Starring | Jean Richard Roger Pierre Noël Roquevert |
| Cinematography | Marc Fossard |
| Edited by | Jacques Desagneaux |
| Music by | Richard Cornu Paul Misraki |
Production company | Chronos Films |
| Distributed by | Cinédis |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
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.[1] [2] 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.
Synopsis
Claudius Binoche is a gendarme in Champignol, falls in love with the new post office girl Suzette Binoche. When she disappears after receiving a mysterious telegram from the village of Buzy, Claudius secures a transfer there. The area is haunted by a notorious robber, who turns out to be none other than Suzette's brother Vittorio.
Cast
- Jean Richard as Claudius Binoche
- Roger Pierre as Vittorio - le bandit de la colline aux oiseaux
- Noël Roquevert as Le capitaine de gendarmerie Raspec
- Véronique Zuber as Suzette Binoche
- Nadine Basile as Suzette Grégorio
- Alfred Adam as M. Grégoire 'Grégorio' - le maire
- Jacques Dynam as Le gendarme Ratinet
- Jack Ary as Le droguiste
- Mag-Avrilas La postière
- Florence Blot as Une vendeuse
- Charles Bouillaud as L'adjudant Fournier
- Mario David as Un homme au restaurant
- Alexandre Dréan as Le docteur
- Max Elloy as Le gendarme La Huchette
- Robert Rollis as Antoine
- Jean-Paul Rouland as Le pharmacien
References
Bibliography
- Chanoinat, Philippe & Da Costa, Charles. En compagnie des gendarmes. Glénat BD, 2016.
- Chion, Michel. Words on Screen. Columbia University Press, 2017.