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

1966, Film: “Le grand restaurant”

The French comedy film "Le Grand Restaurant" ("What's Cooking in Paris" (USA) / "The Big Restaurant" (UK)) was released on 7 September 1966 in France. The film, directed by Jacques Besnard, was written by Jean Halain and Louis de Funès. Main stars are Louis de Funès as Monsieur Septime and Bernard Blier as "Le commissaire divisionnaire". The music was composed by Jean Marion.

Synopsis

Monsieur Septime (Louis de Funès) rules his Paris restaurant "Chez Septime" with an iron fist, he treats his employees like children. One day, Novales (Folco Lulli), a South American president, disappears while dining in his restaurant…

Bernard Blier as Le commissaire divisionnaire and Louis de Funès as Monsieur Septime

Olivier De Funès as Marmiton Louis and Louis de Funès as Monsieur Septime

Louis de Funès as Monsieur Septime

Main cast

• Louis de Funès as Monsieur Septime
• Bernard Blier as Le commissaire divisionnaire
• Noël Roquevert as Minister of the Interior
• Folco Lulli as President Novalès
• Maria-Rosa Rodriguez as Sophia
• Venantino Venantini as Enrique
• Paul Préboist as wine steward
• Raoul Delfosse as Marcel
• Max Montavon as violinist
• Mathias Caccia as pianist
• Pierre Tornade as maître d'hôtel
• Maurice Risch as waiter
• Jean Ozenne as second maître d'hôtel
• Jacques Dynam as waiter
• Guy Grosso as waiter
• Michel Modo as Petit-Roger
• Eugene Deckers as accomplice of Novalès
• Juan Ramirez as general

Louis de Funès as Monsieur Septime, Venantino Venantini as Henrique,
Maria-Rosa Rodriguez as Sophia and Folco Lulli as Le président Novalès

Michel Modo as Petit Roger and Louis de Funès as Monsieur Septime

Louis de Funès as Monsieur Septime and Folco Lulli as President Novalès

Controversial scene

At a certain moment some customers, a Frenchman, Italian and German, ask Septime how he makes his mashed potatoes. A shadow is projected on Louis de Funès and he takes the pose and voice of Hitler.

Louis de Funès as Monsieur Septime

Cars

• Citroën DS (Septime)
• Triumph TR4 (Sophia)
• Simca Vedette (Septime and Sophia)
• Chevrolet Bel Air (The conspirators)

Trailer "Le grand restaurant" (France, 1966)

1972, Film: "Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire"

The French comedy / crime film "Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire" was released on 6 December 1972 in France. The film was directed by Yves Robert and written by Francis Veber. Main stars are Pierre Richard as the pianist François Perrin, Jean Rochefort as Colonel Louis Toulouse, Bernard Blier as Colonel Bernard Milan and Mireille Darc as Christine. The music was composed by Vladimir Cosma. In 1974 a sequel, "Le Retour du Grand Blond", was released. An American remake with Tom Hanks, "The Man with One Red Shoe", was made in 1985.

Synopsis

Colonel Bernard Milan (Bernard Blier) is the second-in-command of France's Counter-Espionage department. He plans to discredit his chief Colonel Louis Toulouse (Jean Rochefort) so that he can replace him. Toulouse himself suspects Milan so he hatches a plot to deal with him making him believe he contacted a master spy who will expose Milan's treachery. However the master spy is a random person wearing one brown and one black shoe, François Perrin (Pierre Richard) at the airport...

Pierre Richard as François Perrin

Jean Rochefort as Colonel Louis Toulouse

Mireille Darc as Christine

Bernard Blier as Colonel Bernard Milan

Main cast

• Pierre Richard as François Perrin
• Bernard Blier as Colonel Bernard Milan
• Jean Rochefort as Colonel Louis Toulouse
• Mireille Darc as Christine
• Tania Balachova as The mother of Louis Toulouse
• Jean Carmet as Maurice Lefebvre
• Colette Castel as Paulette Lefebvre
• Paul Le Person as Perrache
• Jean Obé as Botrel
• Robert Castel as Georghiu
• Jean Saudray as Poucet
• Roger Caccia as Mr. Boudart
• Arlette Balkis as Mrs. Boudart
• Robert Dalban as The False Deliveryman
• Jean Bouise as The Minister

Pierre Richard as François Perrin and Mireille Darc as Christine

Jean Rochefort as Colonel Louis Toulouse and Paul Le Person as Perrache

Jean Carmet as Maurice Lefebvre and Bernard Blier as Colonel Bernard Milan

Mireille Darc as Christine

Awards

• Siver Bear for Yves Robert at the Berlin International Film Festival, Germany, 1973
• Golden Screen, Germany, 1976
• NBR Award Top Foreign Films at the National Board of Review, USA, 1973

"Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire" Trailer

1971, Film: “Jo”

The French comedy "Jo" is released on 1 September 1971 in France. The film, directed by Jean Girault, stars Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac, Bernard Blier and Michel Galabru. The music was written by Raymond Lefèvre. The story is based on the play "The Gazebo" by Alec Coppel (1958) and filmed in 1959 under the same title with Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds.

Claude Gensac played the wife of Louis de Funès in 5 other films: "Le gendarme en balade" (1970), "Hibernatus" (1969), "Le gendarme se marie" (1968), "Les grandes vacances" (1967), and "Oscar" (1967). "Jo" also marks the eighth collaboration between Louis de Funès and director Jean Girault, after "Pouic-Pouic" (1963), "Faites sauter la banque" (1964), "Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez" (1964), "Le Gendarme à New York" (1965), "Les Grandes Vacances" (1967), "Le gendarme se marie" (1968), and "Le gendarme en balade" (1970).

Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard

Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard and Claude Gensac as Sylvie Brisebard

Michel Galabru as Tonelotti, Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard and
Bernard Blier as Inspector Ducros

Synopsis

Comedy writer Antoine Brisebard (Louis de Funès) has financial difficulties and tries to sell his country house to an English couple. Unknown to the world, however, is that Brisebard is the victim of blackmail since his wife Sylvie (Claude Gensac), a famous actress, is the daughter of a robber-murderer. His blackmailer known as Jo often visits him to pick up the money. Faced with ruination Brisebard prepares to get rid of Jo, planning his deed under the guise of trying to write a new script for a crime play...

Claude Gensac as Sylvie Brisebard, Bernard Blier as Inspector Ducros and
Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard

Claude Gensac as Sylvie Brisebard and Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard

Main cast

• Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard
• Claude Gensac as Sylvie Brisebard
• Michel Galabru as Tonelotti
• Bernard Blier as Inspector Ducros
• Guy Tréjan as Maître Colas
• Ferdy Mayne as Mr. Grunder
• Yvonne Clech as Mrs. Grunder
• Florence Blot as Madame Cramusel
• Micheline Luccioni as Françoise
• Christiane Muller as Mathilde
• Jacques Marin as Andrieux
• Carlo Nell as Plumerel
• Jean Droze as Riri 

"Jo" Trailer