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00:00Louis de Funès, the comic was born on July 31, 1914 in Courbevoie.
00:07In Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes, Louis de Funès plays Ludovic Cruchot,
00:12marshal of the chief lodges.
00:14He is present in the entire series of Gendarmes,
00:16and this time his brigade will have to compose with female colleagues
00:20and then look for who kidnaps them.
00:23The actor has played in nearly 150 films.
00:26Among the most famous are the trilogy Fantomas, La Grande Vadrouille,
00:31Les Grandes Vacances and Pouic Pouic.
00:33Louis de Funès forms a famous duo with Claude Jansac in the series of Gendarmes,
00:38with Yves Montand in La Folie des Grandeurs,
00:41with Bourville in Le Corneau and La Grande Vadrouille,
00:44and with Coluche in L'Aile ou la Cuisse.
00:47At the beginning of his career, Louis de Funès is described as a French chaplain
00:51by critics of the newspaper The Times.
00:54For the rest of his career, he receives a César d'Honneur.
00:58As far as his private life is concerned, he has been married twice.
01:02From his first union, he has a son, and from his second union, two sons.
01:06Louis de Funès died on January 27, 1983, in Nantes, at the age of 68, following a heart attack.
01:14He rests at the Célier Cemetery.
01:18Michel Galabru, the comic actor, was born on October 27, 1922 to his daughter.
01:24In Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes, he plays the role of Adjudant Alphonse Gerbert.
01:29Devastated by the disappearance of the female helpers entrusted to his brigade,
01:33he organizes a risky plan to find them.
01:36Michel Galabru is in the credits of more than 250 films.
01:40Among the most famous are Le Viager, Le Grand Bazar, Les Sous-Doués, Flics ou Voyous,
01:46and Papy fait de la Résistance.
01:48In Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez and its five sequels,
01:51Michel Galabru makes an unforgettable duo with Louis de Funès,
01:55and he appears alongside Gérard Depardieu in Astérix and Obélix contre César.
02:01For his incarnation of the Assassin in Le Juge et l'Assassin,
02:04he wins the César award for Best Actor.
02:07He is also known as a theatre actor, director and director of the Montmartre-Galabru theatre
02:13and the Théâtre de Dix heures.
02:15From his first marriage, he has two sons,
02:18and from his second wife, he has a daughter, Emmanuelle.
02:22Michel Galabru dies in his sleep on January 4, 2016, at the age of 93.
02:28His ashes are buried at the Montmartre cemetery in Paris.
02:34Claude Jansac.
02:35The actress was born on March 1, 1927 in Assis-en-Multien.
02:39In Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes,
02:41she plays the role of Josepha Cruchot, the wife of the character of Louis de Funès.
02:46Claude Jansac is inseparable from his roles in tandem with the comic.
02:51They play together in the series of Gendarmes, Les Grandes Vacances, Hibernatus, Oscar.
02:57Claude Jansac publishes an autobiography, Mabiche.
03:01It is quickly said.
03:02The title refers to the expression Mabiche, used by Louis de Funès.
03:07After the death of the latter, the actress disappears from the big screens,
03:11but she remains active in the theatre, playing in comic pieces.
03:15Later, she returns to the important roles.
03:18She appears with Catherine Deneuve in Elle s'en va.
03:21Speaking of her private life with her first husband, Pierre Mondy,
03:24actor and director, the actress divorces in two years.
03:28Her second husband, Henri Chemin, works for Ford
03:31and places Ford Mustang in several French films.
03:35Claude Jansac dies in his sleep on December 27, 2016, at the age of 89.
03:43Guy Grosso.
03:44The comic actor was born on August 19, 1933 in Beauvais.
03:48In Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes, he plays the gendarme Tricard.
03:52It is his comic roles in the series of Gendarmes that bring him great success.
03:57Among Guy Grosso's most notable films are La Grande Vadrouille,
04:01Les Grandes Vacances, Le Grand Restaurant, L'Avare and Le Corneau.
04:06He is also well known for his humorous duo Grosso and Modo,
04:10with actor Michel Modo.
04:12With the latter and Louis de Funès, he becomes the star of popular comedies.
04:17Guy Grosso dies on February 14, 2001 at the age of 67 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
04:23He rests at the Levalois-Perret cemetery.
04:27Jacques François.
04:29The actor was born on May 16, 1920 in Paris.
04:32In Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes, he plays the colonel.
04:36Among his notable films are Je suis timide mais je me soigne,
04:40Confidence for Confidence, Papy fait de la résistance and Les Grandes Manoeuvres.
04:45Jacques François is also known for his theater roles.
04:48As for private life, the actor marries the actress Madeleine de Lavevre,
04:52with whom he has a son, Cyril.
04:55Jacques François dies on November 25, 2003 at the age of 83
04:59because of breathing problems.
05:01He is incinerated at the Père Lachaise.
05:03His ashes are recovered by the family.
05:06Micheline Bourdet.
05:08The actress was born on October 6, 1921 in Paris.
05:12In Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes, she plays Madame Gerbert,
05:16nicknamed Germaine.
05:18Among her notable films are Si Versailles m'était contée,
05:22La Boum, Le Gendarme and Les Extraterrestres.
05:25Micheline Bourdet dies on November 26, 1988 at the age of 67.
05:32Michel Maudeau.
05:34The comic was born on March 30, 1937 in Carpentras.
05:37In Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes, he plays the role of Gendarme Berlico.
05:42Among his notable films are La Grande Vadrouille,
05:45Pétain, Le Petit Baigneur and L'Avare.
05:48A great success brings him the series of Gendarmes,
05:51where he plays alongside Louis de Funès and Guy Grosso.
05:54With the latter, he also forms a very well-known comic duo Grosso and Maudeau.
05:59He also appears in musical shows and in TV films.
06:03He also plays several important characters in the French version of The Simpsons.
06:08Michel Maudeau dies of cancer on September 24, 2008 at the age of 71.
06:15Jean-Louis Richard.
06:17The actor was born on May 17, 1927 in Paris.
06:21In Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes, he plays the role of Le Cerveau,
06:24a handicapped criminal.
06:26He plays in Abou de Souffle, La Peau Douce, Le Dernier Métro and Le Professionnel.
06:31He is known as a director and screenwriter.
06:34He directs Mata Hari, Agent H-21
06:37and is involved in the writing of Emmanuel and L'année Juliette.
06:41For his private life, his marriage to actress and singer Jeanne Moreau
06:45lasts two years and gives birth to his son Jérôme.
06:49Jean-Louis Richard dies on June 3, 2012 at the age of 85.
06:55Stéphane Bouy.
06:56The actor was born on June 6, 1941 in Creil.
07:00In Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes, he plays the role of Olsen,
07:03a sailor from Alba Cora.
07:05Among his best films are Lacombe Lucien, Les Malheurs d'Alfred,
07:09Le Grand Blond avec une Chaussure Noire, L'Intrépide and Présumé Dangereux.
07:14Stéphane Bouy dies on September 21, 1990 at the age of 49.
07:21Franck-Olivier Bonnet.
07:23The actor was born on June 21, 1946 in Tournai.
07:27In Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes, he plays the tough sailor from Alba Cora.
07:31Franck-Olivier Bonnet dies on March 25, 2013 at the age of 66,
07:36following a cancer.
07:40René Berthier.
07:41The actor was born on July 7, 1912 in Paris.
07:45In Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes, he plays Berthier,
07:48the chief of the squadron, the colonel's assistant.
07:51René Berthier dies on August 13, 2001 at the age of 89.
07:57Jeannine Souchon.
07:59The actress was born on June 20, 1930 in Aubervilliers.
08:02In Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes, she plays the religious woman
08:06who reads the Manifesto of the Communist Party.
08:09Jeannine Souchon dies on January 6, 2011 at the age of 80.
08:15Jean Panis.
08:16The actor was born on March 17, 1928 in Marseille.
08:20In Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes, he plays the bistrotier.
08:24Among his notable films are Manon des Sources,
08:27Plein fer, Ne nous fâchons pas,
08:29Sur un arbre perché et Borsalino.
08:32Jean Panis dies on January 1, 2021 in the Retirement House of Marseille,
08:37following the COVID-19 at the age of 92.
08:42Pierre Rep.
08:43The actor was born on November 5, 1909 in Saint-Paul-sur-Ternoise.
08:48In Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes, he plays the beguiler.
08:52Pierre Rep.
08:53dies on November 1, 1986 at the age of 76,
08:57following a cancer.
09:01Max Montavon.
09:02The actor was born on July 24, 1926 in Vincennes.
09:06In Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes, he plays the pharmacist.
09:10He appears in nearly 150 films,
09:12notably in Fantomas contre Scotland Yard and Fantomas se déchaîne.
09:17Max Montavon dies of a heart attack on September 22,
09:211983 at the age of 57.
09:26Jean Giraud.
09:27The director was born on May 9, 1924 in Villeneuve-la-Grande.
09:31He directed Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes,
09:34as well as the whole series of Gendarmes, which includes six films.
09:38It was Louis de Funès who played legendary characters.
09:42Jean Giraud dies on July 20, 1982,
09:45following a tuberculosis,
09:47playing his last Gendarme at the age of 58.