The Troops & Aliens

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-01-31

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France

Runtime:

96 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (4551 Reviews)

Director:

Jean Girault

Genres:

Comedy Crime Sci-Fi

Cast:

Louis de Funès Michel Galabru Maurice Risch Jean-Pierre Rambal

Writer:

Jacques Vilfrid (story)

Jacques Vilfrid (screenplay)

Richard Balducci (characters)

Louis de Funès (adaptation)

Gèrard Beytout (adaptation)

Jean Girault (adaptation)

Fullplot:

The bungling inspector Cruchot (Funès) 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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