The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space (1978)
- Documented locations
- 2
- Year
- 1978
- Directed by
- Jean GIRAULT
- Original title
- Le Gendarme et les Extra-terrestres
- Cities
- Saint-Tropez
Saint-Tropez, France
The former gendarmerie of Saint-Tropez occupies a building on Place Blanqui, in the heart of the Var seaside resort. The edifice housed the national gendarmerie brigade of the municipality from 1879 to 2003, the year in which it was transferred to more modern facilities. Remaining disused for a few years, the building was then rehabilitated by the municipality and converted into a cultural facility. Since June 2016, it has hosted the Museum of Gendarmerie and Cinema, which traces both the history of the institution and the links between Saint-Tropez and the seventh art. A bronze statue of Brigitte Bardot, 2.5 meters tall and inspired by a drawing by Milo Manara, was installed in 2017 on the square, in front of the museum entrance.
The scene : Faced with their own doubles from space, the brigade operates from the famous gendarmerie on Place Blanqui.
Saint-Tropez, France
The scene : The estate serves as the setting for the restaurant scene "le Cabanon", overlooking the Tropezian bay.