Home
search
more | tips
IMDb > Le corps de mon ennemi (1976)

Le corps de mon ennemi (1976) More at IMDbPro »

Photos (see all 6 | slideshow)

Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   401 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 15% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Director:
Henri Verneuil
Writers:
Michel Audiard (screenplay)
Félicien Marceau (novel)
more
Contact:
View company contact information for Body of My Enemy on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
13 October 1976 (France) more
Plot:
Francois always despised the textile barons who ruled his local town. But he fell in love with the family heiress Gilberte. Ten years ago, he would have married her. Now only hatred holds them together. Francois is accused of murder. A hooker and a football star lie slaughtered. He thinks he has been framed by the mob. Going underground, he finds that the trail leads all the way to the top - to Gilberte's family. He needs friends. And friends are hard to come by in his town. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Big ambitions. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jean-Paul Belmondo ... François Leclercq
Bernard Blier ... Jean-Baptiste Liégeard
Marie-France Pisier ... Gilberte Liégeard
Charles Gérard ... Le chauffeur de taxi / Taxi driver
Daniel Ivernel ... Victor Verbruck
Claude Brosset ... Oscar
Michel Beaune ... L'ami d'enfance / Childhood friend
François Perrot ... Raphaël Di Massa
René Lefèvre ... Pierre Leclercq
Nicole Garcia ... Hélène Mauve
Yvonne Gaudeau ... Madame Liégeard (dite "la Reine Mère")
Suzy Prim ... La mère de Marie-Adélaïde / Marie-Adélaïde's mother
Jean Dasté ... Le gardien du chantier / Keeper
Jacques David ... L'avocat général
Jean Turlier ... La Roche-Bernard
more
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Body of My Enemy (International: English title)
more
Runtime:
120 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Lille, Nord, France more
Company:
Cerito Films more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
References The Grapes of Wrath (1940) more

FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
2 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Big ambitions., 14 July 2005
Author: dbdumonteil

Verneuil began his career as a minor film noir director :"des gens sans importance" was certainly an interesting effort.In the sixties,he became the king of the box office with the likes of "melodie en sous-sol" and "le clan des siliciens.These were commercial entertaining flicks.

With "peur sur la ville" ,one of his best thrillers,he began to show more ambition.

With "le corps de mon ennemi" he thought he could become (why not?) a "meaningful" director in the continuum of (roughly ) Clouzot-to Cayatte-to Chabrol-to Boisset.But he is not original enough to justify the banality of his insights and to the extent that his films (this one and the next one "I comme Icare") are meant to be political statements,they are cowardly..The rivalry Blier/Belmondo's father (roughly the right-wing baddie versus the good leftish guy) is given a treatment which stands no danger of shocking or raising questions.Even the trick (it's raining photographs during the meeting) is borrowed from Clouzot's "le corbeau" (1943) The first part ,however,includes good scenes:Belmondo entering the bourgeois world is sometimes interesting.He gets good support from Blier and earnest thespian Marie-France Pisier .The best is probably the dinner where all the posh people exchange trivialities and Pisier's mother ,a bubble head woman ,takes the biscuit.Unfortunately most of the characters disappear during the second part (the number one nightclub)and when they come back,for a monopoly game(!)it's too late.

The "grammar" of the story,its only originality ,is that it features three tenses :present (Belmondo's come back and his revenge),past (the trial;very short sequences) and past perfect (why Belmondo was in jail).

Was the above comment useful to you?
more

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Le corps de mon ennemi (1976)
Recent Posts (updated daily)User
Only 6.3??? igor-buric
Don't like the ending mcvorkov
I wonder which actress is playing the wonderful Marie-Adélaïde... jeriby
more

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
Le corbeau De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté An Innocent Man Hustle Ne le dis à personne
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
IMDb Crime section IMDb France section Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.