The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space (1979)
The bungling inspector Cruchot finds himself trying to save the residents of St. Tropez from some oil-drinking humanoid aliens. The only way to tell the aliens from the real people, besides their constant thirst for oil-products, is that they sound like empty garbage cans when you touch them. Chaos is ahead.
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The bungling inspector Cruchot finds himself trying to save the residents of St. Tropez from some oil-drinking humanoid aliens. The only way to tell the aliens from the real people, besides their constant thirst for oil-products, is that they sound like empty garbage cans when you touch them. Chaos is ahead.
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Genre:Comedy, Science Fiction
Written By:Gérard Beytout, Jean Girault, Louis de Funès, Jacques Vilfrid
In Theaters:11/11/1979
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Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:SNC
Cast
Jean Girault
Director
Louis de Funès
Ludovic Cruchot
Michel Galabru
Jérôme Gerber
Maurice Risch
Henri Beaupied
Jean-Pierre Rambal
Charles Taupin
Guy Grosso
Gaston Tricard
Michel Modo
Jules Berlicot
France Rumilly
Soeur Clotilde
Jean-Roger Caussimon
L'évêque
Mario David
Le voleur du bidon d'huile
Jacques François
Le colonel de gendarmerie
Maria Mauban
Josépha Cruchot
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