The Body of My Enemy

(1976)

★ 6.4 IMDb · 140 votes

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Year: 1976

Runtime: 116 мин

Country: France

Director: Анри Вернёй

Cast: Жан-Поль Бельмондо, Бернар Блие, Marie-France Pisier, René Lefèvre, François Perrot, Даниэль Ивернель, Claude Brosset, Yvonne Gaudeau, Michel Beaune, Nicole Garcia

Plot

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.

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.