Inspector Blunder (1980)

Paris, France

Brasserie institution of the Champs-Élysées (1899), classified, a prominent venue of Tout-Paris. Built by architect Édouard François, it is well listed in the General Inventory of Cultural Heritage.

The scene : 4 minThe restaurant where Marthe, Michel Clément's mother, works.

Clamart, France

The scene : 8 minMichel and his mother uncork the champagne on his father's grave to celebrate his admission to the competition. Later, it is in this same tomb that he hides.

Paris, France

The scene : 10 minThe fake movers park their Calberson truck and empty the place without rushing.

Paris, France

Former site of the École centrale des Arts et Manufactures, rue Conté in Paris, now attached to CNAM.

The scene : 10 minThe police station where Michel Clément is assigned.

Paris, France

The scene : 17 minStreet taken by the Watrin-Clément patrol.

Paris, France

The scene : 18 minThe "napoleonization": the movers hoist Michel Clément's car onto the pedestal of a statue of Napoleon.

Paris, France

The scene : 29 minMichel Clément comes to announce to his friends, busy packing in the back room, that he has passed his inspector's exam. At 29 minutes and 11 seconds, the place hosts the party thrown for him.

Paris, France

Former department store turned antique gallery, place du Palais-Royal in Paris. Designed by Hector Guimard, it is listed as a historical monument.

The scene : 31 minWhat takes place at the antique dealer's, notably at 31 minutes.

Paris, France

The most famous avenue in Paris, connecting the Concorde to the Étoile.

The scene : 33 minChase scene on the avenue, around 33 minutes.

Paris, France

The scene : 36 minThe chase launched by the police against Roger Morzini reaches its peak here.

Malakoff, France

The scene : 36 minClimax of the chase between the police and Roger Morzini: Michel Clément's van tips over and takes with it the vehicles that were racing behind him.

Paris, France

The scene : 45 minAs she steps back, Mlle Prossant accidentally collides with Inspector Clément's vehicle.

Paris, France

The scene : 46 minThe confrontation barely finished, Inspector Clément follows Mlle Prossant into the fashion house.

Paris, France

The Eiffel Tower, a 330 m iron lady erected by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Exposition, on the Champ-de-Mars. Designed by Stéphen Sauvestre, this lattice and observation tower is classified as a historic monument.

The scene : 48 minDepardieu observes through the telescope, from the top of the tower, the arrival of Mlle Prossant at the Champ-de-Mars.

Paris, France

The scene : 48 minMiss Prossant arrives on this pathway of the Champ-de-Mars, observed from the Eiffel Tower, and exchanges words with Michel Clément.

Paris, France

Small neighborhood perched in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, with narrow streets and views of the city.

The scene : 49 minMichel Clément arrives at the boulodrome, accompanied by the "journalist," his friend.

Paris, France

The scene : 49 minMichel's mother lives here; it's also the slope he races down with his friend to reach the petanque court.

Paris 5e, France

The scene : 56 minMichel Clément takes the wheel of his magnificent Dyna Panhard, with Roger Morzini by his side.

Paris, France

Famous tea room on Rue de Rivoli (1903), renowned for its hot chocolate "l'Africain" and its Mont-Blanc. It has been an establishment combining restaurant and shop since its inception.

The scene : 1 hr 7 minAt around 53 minutes: Michel Clément and his chief Marcel Watrin extend their "close protection" around a cup.

Suresnes, France

The scene : 1 hr 27 minThe equipment of a street guitarist begins to crackle as Inspector Clément passes by: the bug slipped into his jacket is the cause.

Malakoff, France

The scene : 1 hr 33 minStarting at 1:33, at night: Inspector Clément and two accomplices come to get Morzini's mother from her pavilion.

Bréançon, France

Former disused SNCF train station of Bréançon (Val-d'Oise); private property.

The scene : Opening in black and white: Pierrot le Fou empties his magazine on Jules, the father of Michel Clément.

Grisy-les-Plâtres, France

The scene : The house in which Jules, Michel's father, is hit by bullets within the first few minutes — perhaps that of the old station in Bréançon, very close by.

Vignely, France

Lock on the Marne, at Vignely, in Seine-et-Marne.

The scene : They reenact in front of the investigators the assault suffered by the little girl, Michel Clément and the satyr present.

Aubervilliers, France

The scene : Inspector Clément enters a photographer's studio and finds his body at the end of a rope.

Suresnes, France

A public building from the 19th century dedicated to the municipal administration of Suresnes, it is listed in the French cultural heritage registry.

The scene : The chase in blue outfits, amidst the orchestra.

Enghien-les-Bains, France

The scene : Just before the climax: at the controls of an excavator, Michel Clément demolishes the villa where Morzini is holding Marie-Anne captive.