 Louis de Funès plays Ludovic Cruchot, the sergeant of gendarmerie of Saint-Tropez.It is the first film in "The gendarme" series, and has spawned five sequels.Ludovic Cruchot (played by Louis de Funès), a highly uptight gendarme in a small French village, has been reassigned to the seaside commune of Saint-Tropez under the orders of command sergeant major Gerber (played by Michel Galabru), who takes no lip from his outspoken new subordinate.