The Gendarme of Champignol

The Gendarme of Champignol
Directed byJean Bastia
Written byRoger Pierre
Produced byMarcel Roux
StarringJean Richard
Roger Pierre
Noël Roquevert
CinematographyMarc Fossard
Edited byJacques Desagneaux
Music byRichard Cornu
Paul Misraki
Production
company
Chronos Films
Distributed byCinédis
Release date
  • 27 May 1959 (1959-05-27)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Chanoinat & Da Costa p.24
  2. ^ Chion p.80

Bibliography

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  • Chanoinat, Philippe & Da Costa, Charles. En compagnie des gendarmes. Glénat BD, 2016.
  • Chion, Michel. Words on Screen. Columbia University Press, 2017.
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