Where to watch The Gendarme Takes Off (1970) tonight
The Gendarme Takes Off (1970) runs 1 h 30 min and averages 6.3 from 570 TMDB members. The whole clique of Cruchot's police station is retired. Now he lives with his rich wife in her castle - and is bored almost to death. He fights with the butler, because he isn't even allowed to do the simple works. But when one of the clique suffers from amnesia after an accident, all of the others reunite and kidnap him, to take him on a tour to their old working places and through their memories. In their old…
- Runtime
- 1 h 30 min — ends 9:30 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- no US certification listed
- Genres
- Comedy
- Released
- October 28, 1970
- TMDB rating
- 6.3 / 10 from 570 votes
- Director
- Jean Girault
- Starring
- Louis de Funès, Jean Lefebvre, Guy Grosso, Michel Modo
- Language
- French
- Original title
- Le Gendarme en balade
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-05: France Channel Amazon Channel (subscription).
Questions people ask
- How long is The Gendarme Takes Off?
- The Gendarme Takes Off is 1 h 30 min long (90 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:30 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The Gendarme Takes Off rated?
- TMDB lists no US age certification for The Gendarme Takes Off.
- Is The Gendarme Takes Off a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream The Gendarme Takes Off?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-05: France Channel Amazon Channel (subscription). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
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