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Body of My Enemy

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Wikipedia article




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

Plot



After Franois Leclercq seduces the young and rich Gilberte Beaumont-Ligard, 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, Raphal 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 Raphal 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-Ligard who ran the drug operation during Leclercq's employment. In an act of retaliation, Leclercq turns Beaumont-Ligard's accomplices against him. As Jean-Baptiste Beaumont-Ligard is executed, Leclercq leaves the city satisfied with his revenge.

Cast



* Jean-Paul Belmondo: Franois Leclercq

* Bernard Blier: Jean-Baptiste Beaumont-Ligard

* Marie-France Pisier: Gilberte Beaumont-Ligard, Jean-Baptiste's daughter

* Franois Perrot: Raphal Di Massa

* Daniel Ivernel: Victor Verbruck, the mayor

* Claude Brosset: Oscar

* Yvonne Gaudeau: Madame Beaumont-Ligard

* Ren Lefvre: Pierre Leclercq, Franois' father

* Michel Beaune: a childhood friend of Franois

* Nicole Garcia: Hlne Mauve/Duquesne

* lisabeth Margoni: Karine Lechard

* Jacques David: Prosecutor Torillon

* Franoise Bertin: Ren's wife

Score



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

# Le Corps De Mon Ennemi (2:25)

# Je Me Souviens De Ce Temps L (1:06)

# Je L'Aime, Elle M'Aimait (2:58)

# Ma Ville Perptuit (1:55)

# Magic's Power (3:19)

# Mademoiselle (1:29)

# Et Puis Tu M'As Oubli (0:52)

# Your Hair In My Eyes (3:47)

# Number One (3:36)

# Je Me Souviens De Ce Temps L (2:33)

# Ma Ville, Mes Amours (1:52)

# Jack Pot (3:21)

# Je Ne Suis Pas Des Tiens (1:04)

# La Valse Des Souvenirs (2:25)

# Au Creux De La Nuit (0:56)

# Le Corps De Mon Ennemi (2:25)

References




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