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The Gendarme Gets Married Movie Review

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Actors: Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac, Michel Galabru, Geneviève Grad, Mario David
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Gendarme Gets Married
THE GENDARME GETS MARRIED (Le Gendarme se Marie) is a movie written and directed by Jean Girault in 1968. This is the third installment in the "Gendarme" saga.

Cruchot falls in love with Josépha, the widow of a Colonel. At first, this liaison doesn't please Nicole, Cruchot's 17 years old daughter but both women finally get along. When Josépha asks Cruchot to pass the exam to become Chief Adjudant, Michel Galabru, Cruchot's Chief, is not happy at all.


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Plot
Comedy, primarily Yes
Time/era of movie: - 1960's-1970's
Kind of comedy - romantic comedy
How much humor v. drama - Nearly all humor

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 40's-50's
Hair color? - white
Hair type - (man) bald
Body type - (man) average
Events of movie makes character more... - sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality - French
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - blonde
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
How much in movie? - 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality - French

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 80%
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/standard curly
Body type - (man) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality - French
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Dumb
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - France
Water? Yes
Water: - drowning - scuba under
Misc setting - bar

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Movie makes you feel... - full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - kissing
Non-American film? Yes
What language? - French
Subtitles? - Yes
Any profanity? - None
If lots of song/dance... - lot of dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical
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