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Body of My Enemy

Le Corps de mon ennemi
Directed byHenri Verneuil
Written byHenri Verneuil
Michel Audiard
Félicien Marceau
Produced byJacques Juranville
StarringJean-Paul Belmondo
CinematographyJean Penzer
Edited byPierre Gillette
Music byFrancis Lai
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • 13 October 1976 (1976-10-13) (France)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$13.3 million[1]

Le Corps de mon ennemi (also known as Body of My Enemy [2]) is a 1976 French crime film directed by Henri Verneuil.

Plot

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After François Leclercq seduces the young and rich Gilberte Beaumont-Liégard, she introduces him to her family. Through the budding relationship with her in-laws, Leclercq is able to assimilate into the local upper class of his hometown, Cornai. A friend of Gilberte's father, Raphaël Di Massa hires him as manager of his new nightclub, "Number One". The oblivious parvenu Leclercq eventually discovers that "Number One" is actually a cover-up for Raphaël Di Massa's illegal drug trade. Following a dispute between Di Massa and Leclercq, the gun of the latter is stolen and used in the murder of a local football star. An orchestrated miscarriage of justice puts Leclercq in prison, despite his innocence. Seven years later, he returns to Cornai and discovers that it wasn't Di Massa, but Gilberte's father Jean-Baptiste Beaumont-Liégard who ran the drug operation during Leclercq's employment. In an act of retaliation, Leclercq turns Beaumont-Liégard's accomplices against him. As Jean-Baptiste Beaumont-Liégard is executed, Leclercq leaves the city satisfied with his revenge.

Cast

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Score

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Francis Lai's score was released by WIP Records in 1976.

  1. Le Corps De Mon Ennemi (2:25)
  2. Je Me Souviens De Ce Temps Là (1:06)
  3. Je L'Aime, Elle M'Aimait (2:58)
  4. Ma Ville À Perpétuité (1:55)
  5. Magic's Power (3:19)
  6. Mademoiselle (1:29)
  7. Et Puis Tu M'As Oublié (0:52)
  8. Your Hair In My Eyes (3:47)
  9. Number One (3:36)
  10. Je Me Souviens De Ce Temps Là (2:33)
  11. Ma Ville, Mes Amours (1:52)
  12. Jack Pot (3:21)
  13. Je Ne Suis Pas Des Tiens (1:04)
  14. La Valse Des Souvenirs (2:25)
  15. Au Creux De La Nuit (0:56)
  16. Le Corps De Mon Ennemi (2:25)

References

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  1. ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
  2. ^ "Body of My Enemy". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
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