artworks. International relations Saint-Tropez is twinned with: Vittoriosa, Malta Famous persons connected with Saint-Tropez The most famous persons connected with Saint-Tropez include the semi-legendary martyr who gave his name to the town, Saint Torpes of Pisa; Hasekura Tsunenaga, probably the first Japanese in Europe, who landed in Saint-Tropez in 1615; a hero of the American Revolutionary War, Admiral Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez; the icon of modern Saint-Tropez, Brigitte Bardot, who started the clothes-optional revolution and still lives in the Saint-Tropez area; Louis de Funès, who played the character of the gendarme (police officer) in the French comedy film series Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez and also helped establish the international image of Saint-Tropez as both a quiet town and a modern jet-set holiday target. Gallery List of media connected with Saint-Tropez Non-exhaustive filmography (short film, 1952) Et Dieu… créa la femme (1956) Bonjour Tristesse (1958) (1960) (1960) Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964) and its sequels Le Gendarme à New York (1965), Le gendarme se marie (1968), Le Gendarme en balade (1970), Le Gendarme et les Extra-terrestres (1979) and finally Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes (1982) La Collectionneuse (1967) La Chamade (1968) Les Biches (1968) La Piscine (1969) Le Viager (1972) La Cage aux Folles (1978) Le Coup du parapluie (1980) (1981) Les Sous-doués en vacances (1981) Trilogy by Max Pécas: Les Branchés à Saint-Tropez (1983), Deux enfoirés à Saint-Tropez (1986) and On se calme et on boit frais à Saint-Tropez (1987) A Summer in St. Tropez (1984) (1985) (2008) Television series Sous le soleil, broadcast in over 100 countries by the name "Saint-Tropez" Literature Saint-Tropez, avec des lithographies originales by Bernard Buffet (1979) Saint-Tropez d'hier et d'aujourd'hui, avec des photographies by Luc Fournol (1981) by Les Lionnes by Saint-Tropez by 1989 La folle histoire et véridique histoire de Saint-Tropez by , 1998 Sunset in St. Tropez by Danielle Steel, 2004 Rester normal à Saint-Tropez, strip cartoon by Frédéric Beigbeder, 2004 La Légende de Saint-Tropez by , preface by Brigitte Bardot, éditions Assouline, 2003 Painting Port of Saint-Tropez, Paul Signac (1899) Port of Saint-Tropez, Henri Lebasque (before 1936) A panoramic view of Saint-Tropez by Paul Leduc (1876-1943) Music "Twist à Saint-Tropez" by Les Chats Sauvages October 1961 "St. Tropez" by Harry Warren and George Sperry (1962) "J'aime les filles" (1967) by Jacques Dutronc Looking for Saint Tropez, 1979 album by group Telex "Paris – Saint-Tropez" by Marie Laforêt from the