Wednesday 8 September 2021

1976, Film: Le Corps de mon ennemi

The French film "Le Corps de mon ennemi" (English: "The body of my enemy") was released on 13 October 1976. The film, directed by Henri Verneuil, was written by himself and Michel Audiard, based on the novel with the same name by Félicien Marceau. Main stars are Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bernard Blier and Marie-France Pisier. The music was composed by Francis Lai.

"Le Corps de mon ennemi" film poster

Synopsis
After serving a seven-year prison sentence for a falsely accused double murder, François Leclercq (Jean-Paul Belmondo) returns to his home town, Cournai, in the Lille region. He wants to settle a dark affair…

Jean-Paul Belmondo as François Leclercq
Bernard Blier as Jean-Baptiste Beaumont-Liégard and
Jean-Paul Belmondo as François Leclercq
Marie-France Pisier as Gilberte Beaumont-Liégard and
Jean-Paul Belmondo as François Leclercq

Main cast

  • Jean-Paul Belmondo as François Leclercq
  • Bernard Blier as Jean-Baptiste Beaumont-Liégard
  • Marie-France Pisier as Gilberte Beaumont-Liégard
  • Daniel Ivernel as Victor Verbruck
  • Claude Brosset as Oscar
  • François Perrot as Raphaël Di Massa
  • Yvonne Gaudeau as Madame Beaumont-Liégard
  • Michel Beaune as Childhood friend
  • Nicole Garcia as Hélène Mauve
  • Élisabeth Margoni as Karine Lechard
  • René Lefèvre as Pierre Leclercq
Marie-France Pisier as Gilberte Beaumont-Liégard and
Jean-Paul Belmondo as François Leclercq
Nicole Garcia as Hélène Mauve

Trivia

  • The name of the fictional city of Cournai is a contraction of the Belgian cities of Courtrai (Kortrijk) and Tournai (Doornik).
  • The Cournai station at the beginning and the end of the film, is that of Tourcoing (France).

Trailer

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