Louis de Funes is a legend at Europe. All older as 50 know every gag and we speak his own funny language

The movie "Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez" stuntman was the great Rémy Julienne. He made the same kind of cut-in-half-car scene in James Bond A View to a Kill and another 2CV stunt scene in James Bond For Your Eyes Only Fun fact about the movie "Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez", it was the first movie in the world with a Ford Mustang in it. It was a pre production 1964 red convertible with a V8 260ci.

I am Czech and I can´t count how many times I watched his movies on VHS and on TV when I was a kid. I am surprised that he is totally unknown in US.

Im french and louis de funes was a very famous french comedy actor in 70s 80s. By the way the citroen DS ( déesse means goddess in french) was the very 1st car with directional front lights, they re were mecanically tied to the streering wheel to turn light inside the curve when you drive

I'd say funès is probably about as famous as charlie Chaplin in the US. He was a mega star and entertained multiple generations and continues to do so long after his demise. Absolute legend!

The Louis de Funes movies are iconic. Even now, half a century, later his movies are regularly shown on flemish tv. He was an amazing comedic actor with a very expressive face. I've seen some of his movies so many times and even though I know what's going to happen I'm still laughing my ass off.

Oh my god, Louis de Funes is one of my all time favourites. He was here in germany very popular too! 😄 I remember this 2CV-scenes too. ^^

they just forgot one small thing: the fuel tank of the 2CV is of course in the back... (so you would quickly run of of fuel when the back part is missing)

Louis de Funes is a LEGEND in Czechia. Nice to see Škoda (green car at the end) in old French comedy.

Louis de Funes was a great comedic actor, very mimical, very physical, often playing a hot tempered authority figure like the police commander. But France had and has very much it's own movie industry, and the movies are very French and a certain familiarity with Frenchness helps enjoying them. The biggest fan I knew here in the Netherlands was a friends dad, tears of laugther when there was a de Funes movie on tv allthough he had seen it before. That family went to France for vacation every year. He was restauring a Citroen DS, he got his son a 2CV to repair at 16, so it could be finished at 18. That was the first car I drove. Anyway, it's not that uncommon for Europeans to love France or be amused by the French, but it's also not to everybody's liking.

You must remember that the DS is pronounced as "Déesse" in french, meaning Goddess. Also, the lower end model, with mechanical gearbox was called ID, pronounced "Idée" in french, meaning Idea. In the sixties, the bishop of Grenoble wanted to change a car and the discussion was wether it was convenient to buy a DS or an ID. The speech turn came to an old priest who said "S'agissant de l'évéché, il serait tout aussi surprenant de voir une DS y entrer qu'une ID en sortir". Translation : "as we speak of the Bishop-house, it would be as surprising to see a godess enter it than an idea coming out of it".

did you know Citroën was the first car to cross the Sahara in 1923. Citroën brought Henry Ford's production techniques to Europe. The Citroën Xantia Activa, with its anti-roll suspension, holds the record as the winner of the slalom course for a production car.

That's from the Gendarme de Saint Tropez film series. Can't remember which one, they made 4 or 5 of them. Louis De Funès (the main actor) was kind of like the french Jerry Lewis. The car stunts are choregraphed by the legendary Remy Julienne, I'm pretty sure. You can check out the video "A la poursuite de Rémy Julienne extraits de films cascades". It's a compilation of some of his best vehicle stunts.

Louis de Funès is known throughout Europe, and he was also known behind the iron curtain, even before the wall came down. The films of Louis de Funès were some of the few that were allowed to be shown from western countries in the Warsaw Pact countries. The Olsen Gang from Denmark, Asterix and Obelix cartoons from France and Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill from Italy/USA also came through the iron curtain. This allowed people in the east to see a little bit of the west, which is why these films are still unforgettable today. I particularly remember a scene from the Louis de Funès film, Phantomas, where Phantomas flies away in a Citoen DS.

Definitely recommend the De Funès movies. You can laugh for hours. Great to watch with the whole family in the evening

She sideswiped into a Mehari at the very end - a plastic bodied version of the 2cv which was marketed as a type of dune buggy. If you want to see a load of classic French and European cars from the '60s and early '70s, watch the 1971 Jacques Tati film 'Traffic'. As well as the Citroen DS, also look up Traction Avant which was their first foray into front wheel drive cars with monocoque construction and had a nearly 25 year production run. They even made them with hydraulic rear suspension in the late '40s (the 15/6 H) and also a rare V8 version.

This was the funniest clip I have seen in a while, bar NUN! 😂😂😂

You can actually watch some of his movies even without subtitles - I had English-speaking flatmates who watched one of his classics with me, and it's often based so little on text, so much on acting and "physical" action that they had no difficulty watching and enjoying the jokes :) It's all very visual, and the action underlined with just the right music (Louis de Funes was a professional jazz musician as well, and the way the music follows the action was super important in his movies).

Louis de Funes is a legend in Europe. In Greece is very well known for his many movies

The 2CV scenes were a running gag for the film series "Les Gendarmes" (The constables, a police force). There is also a notable scene in the James Bond film "For your eyes only". kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eqhpYLGGnM-2m6s.html

i think the english version of that film is called "The Troops of St. Tropez" if you want to see that Movie in english language. Louis de Funes was a comedic moviestar that died in 1983 and had participated in over 160 Movies. the St. Tropez Movies were the most famous francise, one of the most famous movies he made was "the Cabbage Soup". He was allways the chaotic choleric guy in most of the movies ..and the is the star of the "No, yes, Ohhh" meme (there is an english version of that meme video on youtube called "Nein! Doch! Oh! - auf Englisch") fromthe Movie "Joe: The Busy Body (the Gazebo)"

So glad to see an American interested by french culture. You are maintaining US/France friendship. You'll always be welcome in France!

The car the nun crashes into at the end is a Citroen Mehari. you might want to check that one out as well: more or less a 2cv with a plastic open top body...

As a french, Louis de Funes is one of the funniest actors we had ... :) I highly recommend you watch some other stuff from him, you will lol ...

Louis de Funes is a french film comedian legend from the 60ties + 70ties...his played characters were always the over the top emotional brisk up + always grumpy guy in a fun way....

Louis de Funes knows almost everyone here in Europe. He was the dominant comedy actor in the 1960s to 1970s in France and also Europe. Typical in his films has always been a captain chaos. It was an integral part of the childhood of my generation. Simply look at the film series "The Gendarm of Saint Tropez" from which this excerpt comes from. You will pee in your pants with laughter!

Żandarmie! Very popular french comedy in Poland. I love it!

Louis de Funès was very famous French comedy actor, his character of the Maréchal des Logis chef Cruchot of the French gendarmerie was one of the high points of that era of comedy, specially the first 2 movies. As for Citroën, check out the Yellow Expedition or, in French, La croisière Jaune that took place in 1931-32... that was something !

As a teenager in the 1990s, one of my best friends who was a couple of years older and got his driving licence took us on a camping trip somewhere in the Vosges mountains with his 2CV. I remember we easily took the seats off the car and set them around a fire drinking beers. Great memories.

"Nein!...Doch!...Ohh!" 😂😂😂

Citroen DS can drive on 3 wheels if you get a flat, just remove one wheel pump the suspension and off you go ;-) Movie title is "Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez" and its one of the whole series with Louis de Funes

Even today his movie's are shown on German TV. A legend 👏 every one in my age group and even younger know his comedy 🤣 you should watch his films. I bet you will love them.

The very famous stuntman Rémy Julienne drove the 2CV in all the "gendarme" movies. He had a long career from the beginning of the 60s until the end of the 2010s. He was involved in more than 1400 productions from movie to TV show and TV ads. He died of covid in 2021.

Louis de Fines is hilarious. I highly recommend watching some of his best movies

Someone already wrote in the comments, that Louis de Funes is like the French version of Jerry Lewis. At least he is as famous in Europe, as Jerry Lewis is in the US. He has done tons of movies. Check out "The wing or the Thigh" and "Jo". I don't know how good the English dubbings are, I've only watched the German versions. I am not a expert when it comes to movies, but for this part of cultural work there is obviously a large "One Way" sign hovering over the atlantic ocean. While almost every US movie seems to make it to Europe (though I have recently noticed that we get saved from the very worst), only very few european movies are known in the US. That's sad, not only for the Americans who miss some really good stuff, but also for european actors, who have to move to the US to become recognized "internationally".

Kuddos to you for honoring the automotive industry of my beloved France. It's not that current to meet someone from 'Murica with this sharp and opened minded. You are humble and shows your love for whatever rolls, no matters from any country possible it could come and, without preconception. Much appreciated👌👌 From Normandie with love.

The guy who drove this car on the movie is french stuntmen/pilot Rémy Julienne. This Guy is a legend, you should check it out 😉

Citroen used to be popular in Malaysia, valued for their quirky suspension and durability. The last popular model here was the ZX which entered the local market in 1992.

Nuns in a 2CV seems to be a rather common trope. There's a German movie from '75 called "The Maddest Car In The World" ("Das verrückteste Auto der Welt") starring a hilariously pimped VW Beetle (created as a reaction to the popularity of the "Herbie" movies from the US) which also features nuns in a special 2CV mod with two front halves combined.

The DS is also called the Magic Carpet because of the ride. The car that breaks the 2CV in half at 3:14 is a Skoda 100 or 110. Now that is a thing almost nobody even heard of in the USA

Remi Julienne was the Stunt director for this movie... He's famous worldwide and did stunts for huge movies like James Bond. And Louis De Funes was a great comedy actor from the 60s. One of his iconic scene is when he provides a recipe to a german client in his restaurant ("Le grand restaurant"), and while he speaks german, a shadow projects hitler's hair and mustache on his face.

Actually, it is funny that you talk about shortcuts, because this is what she says at a certain stage: Luckily I know all the shortcuts (Heureusement que je connais tous les raccourcis) before cutting through the woods. This movie was very popular back in the 70s. It was called "Les gendarmes de Saint-Tropez". If you are fond of etymology: gendarme means gens d'arme, which English borrowed as men-at-arm

⏩⏩⏩Yeah Louis de Funès is one of our monuments of classic comedy here in France. But if you want to go deeper into this, you can also check about Rémy Julienne, a well known French stunt man specialized in car stunts. Julienne actually remade his 2CV stunts from the "Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez" franchise for the Bond film "A View to Kill" but this time with a Renault 11. 😉

Luis de Funés was about the most famous French comedian ever. He acted in dozens of movies, mainly in the late 60s and 70s. His kind of humor was a bit OTT for my taste, much like Jerry Lewis. But some films are really good. If a front wheel drive car can keep driving if the rear is cut off, depends mainly on where the fuel tank is. I'm not sure on that with the 2CV. And of course they put little rollers under the car, so it doesn't grind on the ground. But it basically works on all front driven cars. Yes, take a look at the DS, it was a car from the future when it came out. It even saved a French president's live once, when he was shot at. Check out the episode of "Jay Leno's Garage" - of course he has got one, too - where he shows it.

One good reason it wouldn't just keep going is: the fuel tank is at the rear. The DS was a very futuristic car: pneumatic suspension, a set of headlights that followed the direction of the front wheels - and much more. Very popular in Europe, for those who could afford it.

This is one of the best things I have seen on u-tube so far. thank you to everyone who have suggested this. Indeed freaking awesome. BTW: I have watched plenty of Louis de Funes films when I was a kid in the 70's and 80's.

Glad you enjoy this. On a more serious note, Jay Leno reviewed Citroën's Traction Avant, DS, SM as well as a very special 2CV.

i can only say the movies of this actor are hilarius . its allways fun to watch them again

you need to check all those police films with him, they are hillarious, very famous in🇨🇿

Great video my friend such a pleasure to see you enjoy icons like the 2cv and Louis De Funes. Merci pour la bonne humeur. ❤️😄👍

Louis de Funès was a very famous french actor who played in many comedy movies, today some may not remember him in other country than France,if i remember well when i was young , a very long time ago !, his nickname in english speaking countries was "Funny Louis"

You should watch Louis de Funes in 'Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob' my favorite. 😆

I drove Citroen C3 from 2005, great car. C3 design was inspired by 2CV.

Remember watching this as a kid! That was back in the ´70 s. Funny! Populair in The Netherlands as well back in the days 😁

You can find the same "cut in half but still driving car" in the James Bond "A view to kill", with a renault 11. I suspect it was the same stuntman (Rémi Julienne), I should google that.

Louis de Funes .... Ahhh when a new movie came out , it was a big thing just like as when a new james Bond movie came out. Only see this fragments turns a smile on my face from my left ear to my right ear. I dont know today but french movies always were special each in their genre. Another french car movie, I forgot the title, was with a young taxi driver who had a customised Peugeot 405 if I remember the car type well

The fuel tank is behind the back seats. This car was prepared by moving the tank to the front.

Louis de Funes in "Fantomas" or "Die Gendarmen von St. Tropez", that was holiday television in the GDR. Just like Bud Spencer & Terence Hill or Pierre Brice in "Winnetou", another famous French actor. And did you all miss that? Impossible, that's a very clear educational gap.

The stunts, especially the driving ones were organized by Remy Julienne, one of the best to ever do it. He is also known for the stunts he organized in 6 James Bond movies. He sadly passed away during the covid pandemic.

I'm so glad you did look at one of these, as suggested.! In France, in the 70s and 80s, there were races with halves of 2CV as well as many times when one wold pick up all their friends of family members or a many hitchhikers with most people having to stand in the 2CV for lack of space , yet the car would still run. So that part isn't surprising to French people at all. And who has driven in one, knows that they can do those wild drives over bumps, down and up hills and crossing rough landscapes, even at the hands of your average driver. Stuntmen were required for some parts but not for fear of the 2CVs not handling it but for timing was essential in some of the scenes for two cars not to collide, and that, whatever the cars involved, is not your average driver"s expertise. I earlier mentioned how 2CV drivers identified with these scenes, and that's for they experienced them at first hand. I don't know of any 2CV damaged by a bad parking against a pavement, I do remember of many bad drivers parking their 2CVs over part of the pavements though, as the car would just drive over them instead of their underparts crashing against them like others would. And yes, the car would remain there while one shopped without tilting over, usually with a parking ticket from the police waiting for them alongside all the kids waiting to see how the car would be swaying, but not tilting over when the driver would want to leave.

Man these movies bring back so many happy memories!

The clips are from the series of 6 movies stemming from "Le Gendarme de Saint Tropez" (the first of the series). They are quite cheesy comedy films about a Gendarmerie station (the law enforcement / military police in charge of the rural parts of France) in Saint Tropez, the famous Riviera town and leisure port where the rich and famous live the great life in the summer. De Funes plays the main character, a gendarme which is as clueless as the rest of the station, horribly commanding to his subordinates and cutesy / slimy obsequious with his superior. It's soooooo cheesy and frenchier than a baguette and a beret but the series is an absolute cult classic in France. If I recall correctly, the stunts were made by Rémy Julienne, the famous French stuntman / stunt director who also produced the Disneyland Paris and other resort car stunt shows and was the "pope" of stunts in the French (and European to some extent) cinema industry. The nun driving like crazy is a running gag in the series. After the first movie, there were 5 sequels, each with a different theme about invasion of nudists, of aliens, the wedding of the main character, a visit in New York and the Gendarmettes (a group of model looking female gendarmes in internship session). It's sometimes so cheesy it becomes cringe but it's so much it's really fun. The movies are quite a demonstration of De Funes' range of facial expressions and tricks, like Jim Carrey in the Mask. These movies scored millions in the box office and continue to be broadcast at least once a year during the different holidays on the main French TV networks. From what I remember, the 2CV was only very lightly modified for the stunt where it's cut in half.

Funny story, in my hometown in France(population of around 3000 at the time) there was a nun who drove a 2cv, exactly like in the movie. And she was absolutely crazy behind the wheel, taking corner like pros and flat out in the small streets, she wasn't doing stunts as the girl in the movie but it wasn't far from it. Everybody knew her and hid when they saw her coming!

Last I seen Luis de Funes movies I was a kid (I'm 45 now). We seen some of them in Eastern Europe. As far as I remember the movies are quite family-friendly so you could watch something recommended by the comments here with the family perhaps. It's simple entertainment, kind of Chaplin but a few decades more modern - still very retro today.

Is it a bird...is it a plane...nope, fast penguin

Louis de Funes became famous when acting in the Fantômas movies. Originally, both the hero and the villain of the movies were played by Jean Marais, and Louis de Funes was playing a gawky police inspector as comic relief. But Louis de Funes was playing the inspector with so much choleric verve and furor, that his figure became the center of attention instead of Jean Marais.

If you liked this, you should definitely watch the bond chase with a 2CV! There are also many different vehicles that came from the 2CV that you may want to learn about such as the Mehari or the Lomax kit car

Everyone knows Louis de Funès in France, he's loved by almost everyone. The movie is "Les gendarmes de St-Tropez", gendarmes being a kind of policeman in France and St-Tropez being a city in southern France. The movie is really famous here. You can see the winding road of the south east of France, between sea and hills, with unique vegetation and landscapes. Since then, St-Tropez has become more popular than ever, being a famous touristic spot during summer for its beaches and food

Louis de Funes. Very, very, very popular in Germany, back then.

I've lived in France for more than 50 years. We had a 2CV and that's what I learned to use manual shift on it. Of course we loved the rollback roof but I also liked the back seat that we would take out to have seats to lounge on when picnicking.

The nun driving a 2 CV Citroen were the best moments of laughing in the Gendarmes serials films with Louis de Funès main actor. The nun driving 2CV was appeared a lot of times in these films of Gendarmes. There were six films with Gendarmes but the best were realized in 60s.

All the movies with Louis de Funes are super popular in Czech Republic as well, especially the Gendarme movies. Incredibly funny and staple of my childhood.

Louis de Funes is basically Leslie Nilsen of France :D

The stuntman was Remy Julienne, he worked for many movies including 007

I would like to see you review the dutch movie Flodder. It was a cult classic over here and quite controversial

« Le gendarme » !!! 😂 Louis de Funès one of the best french actor ever.

You should watch the comedies by the actor, they are timeless.

I've seen this movie and whole series like 20 times or more, they were immensely popular in 1980's. Perhaps sooner, too, even before I was born :-D

Just at the end of nun's cutted 2cv, it hits another version onf 2cv: a "Mehari" which is a 2 cv chassis in a plastic body...

so happy to see this, i loved all the Louis de Funes movies! thx for bringing wonderful memorys back :)

De Funès and movies he appeared are a huge part of French movie comedy, fun fact, I've realise few weeks ago that he passed before I was born (I'm born in 1985) but these movies where so popular that I was pretty sure he passed after.

The opening scene of Le Corniaud... 😂, also a car scene with other legend Bourvil, tells you everything about the De Funès legend

Totally impossible stunts, but very funny to watch. The 2CV made it to James Bond movies! "For your eyes only", 1981

Louis de Funés , Movie title is : Les gendarmes à st Tropez . ( gendarmes is a Branch of the military, they work mostly on Traffic ,speed tickets etc and investigation ) The Gendarmes in Saint Tropez . Louis de Funes is mostly known in France . here is a legend . @ 1:23 the car is a Citroen DS commercialised from 1955 to 1975 in France .

I can think of "NUN" other movie this entertaining with this car as the getaway vehicle, nice find ✌️🇭🇲❤️

i am a quite young Flemish, Belgian guy, and for some reason i remember this french movie/video. :D Louis de Funes, Rip Legend..

A reason, why the 2cv cut in half is kind of a movie-classic, is: You have to weld just two points in the suspension and can cut it in half with it still running fine. And afaik it is one of the only cars in that era, where you can pull that off ;)

@1:21 yep and that one is the DS aka The Frog´s Mouth!!!Aboute the same time and Era,there was a 007 movie with a stunt like this,car cut in half! Kudos for French Stunt drivers,they are probably the best in the world!!!!!!

The 2cv (Deux chevaux, two horses) is part of Franch history! I don't know if somebody has already said it, but you can see a yellow one in an international movie, James Bond's "For Your Eyes Only"! Please go and check that scene!

Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a French actor, comedian, director and screenwriter. In his films, he successfully varied the role of the patriarch and choleric, who fails due to the momentum of the developments he has set in motion.

Le gendarme et les gendarmettes ! French comedy classic with the great Louis de Funès and Michel Galabru !

In terms of popularity in France Louis de Funes is like Rowan Hatkinson in UK or Clint Eastwood in US basically

The movie is called "Le gendarme de Saint Troppez". In every one (6) there is a scene with a 2cv.

The DS was called "Pike" in The Netherlands because of it's shape.

The Legend of Louis de Funes is about his big as the 2CV

As a guy outside the geographic area mentioned on wiki, I have to admit I havent seen all that many Louis de Funes movies, but the ones I have often/always seemed to have some kind of crazy car (or other vehicle) chase / scene.

When I was a kid back in the 70's-80's, a Funès movie was always a treat when aired on tv. In Quebec, he was a very well-known actor.

Louis de Funès was in a movie called "La grande vadrouille" ("Don't Look Now, We've Been Shot at" for English title) in 1966. Number 1 at the box office of all time in France. It took 31 years and James Cameron's Titanic to dethrone it. And it is still among the 4 films with the most admissions in France during a first release.

Louis de Funès is a legend. Some movies with him are now considered as classical movies in the comedy genre I’m French and I’m happy to see that my kids laugh as much as I did 40 years ago when I watched these movies in the 80’s (most of funes movies were shot in the 60´s and 70’s, they are part of our cultural heritage in fact) The gendarme of st tropez serie is not a masterpiece for sure, not the best in his career but it’s still working as a good rainy Sunday afternoon movie 😊

Cheers from France!!! 37yo, born after Louis De Funes gone and every years i continue to watch some of his movies...