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The Body of My Enemy

The Body of My Enemy

Crime · Drama · Mystery · 1976

A man accused of murder discovers a trail of corruption leading to the powerful family of his former love. Going underground, he seeks allies in a town where trust is scarce.

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The Body of My Enemy

1976 Crime · Drama · Mystery 2h 0m

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6.4 / 10

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A man accused of murder discovers a trail of corruption leading to the powerful family of his former love. Going underground, he seeks allies in a town where trust is scarce.

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Directed by

Henri Verneuil

Written by

Michel Audiard · Henri Verneuil

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

François Leclercq

Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

Jean-Baptiste Liégeard

Marie-France Pisier

Marie-France Pisier

Gilberte Liégeard

René Lefèvre

René Lefèvre

Pierre Leclercq

François Perrot

François Perrot

Raphaël Di Massa

Daniel Ivernel

Daniel Ivernel

Victor Verbruck (le maire)

Claude Brosset

Claude Brosset

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Put The Body of My Enemy on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.