The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
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.
- Director
- Jean Girault
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Humour
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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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- Release date
- Jan 31, 1979
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
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- Language
- English, French
- Country
- France
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