The Body of My Enemy (1976)

Tourcoing, France

Railway station opened in 1905, built according to the plans of the architect Sidney Dunnett and listed as a historical monument.

The scene : 1 minIt all starts here: after seven years of detention, François Leclercq gets off the train, passes through the hall and his tobacco press counter, then heads for the exit. Renamed "Cournai Station" on screen, it also provides the platform shots for the final sequence.

Tourcoing, France

Bourgeois house from 1913 built according to the plans of the architect Jean-Baptiste Maillard, listed as a historical monument.

The scene : 4 minFrançois passes by the house and its bay window on the journey from the train station to his hotel.

Tourcoing, France

The scene : 6 minFrançois lets the taxi speed off to the hotel with his luggage and walks away alone from this intersection, determined to settle his scores.

Lille, France

The scene : 12 minOverview of the rooftops and the blocks of the neighborhood, the city where François has just returned.

Roubaix, France

The scene : 13 minPlanted in front of the facade, François gazes at the textile factory that the film attributes to the Liégard clan.

Lille, France

Lille City Hall, built in the 1920s in the Saint-Sauveur district according to the plans of architect Émile Dubuisson, and listed as a historic monument.

The scene : 14 minThe town hall serves as the courthouse of Cournai: François is tried there for the double murder he denies, then confronts an angry crowd outside that has hanged a mannequin in his likeness.

Vineuil-Saint-Firmin, France

The scene : 18 minFrançois goes to the castle where Gilberte Liégard (Marie-France Pisier) lives and meets her there.

Épinay-Champlâtreux, France

Classic 18th-century château (1757) in Épinay-Champlâtreux, in Val-d'Oise. Designed by architect Jean-Michel Chevotet, it is listed as a historical monument.

The scene : 34 minFrançois rides around the estate that the film attributes to Jean-Baptiste Liégard.

Lille, France

The scene : 36 minFrançois pushes the door of the "Hôtel du Commerce": a bourgeois building dressed as a hotel for the duration of the shoot.

Lille, France

Corner building known as "Le Forum", located between Avenue Charles Saint-Venant and Rue Gustave Delory, demolished in 2021.

The scene : 51 minFrançois goes to meet Oscar, his old childhood friend, in this corner building.

Lille, France

The scene : 1 hr 1 minFrançois walks through Old Lille; the perspective of the street, with Thiers Street in the background, remains instantly recognizable today.

Lille, France

The scene : 1 hr 12 minAt the corner of the Grand-Place, François pushes the door of the "Parfumerie Mauve" as he follows the trail of his old friend.

Pécy, France

The scene : 1 hr 19 minIn front of the Beaumont-Liégard residence, François learns that the one he was searching for has been dead for years.

Tourcoing, France

The scene : Belmondo walks up this street amidst the factory buildings that form the industrial backdrop of the film.

Tourcoing, France

The scene : Second path of the same route through the textile factory district.

Roubaix, France

The scene : The main artery of Roubaix provided several shots of the imaginary downtown of Cournai.

Roubaix, France

The site was occupied by the Roubaix slaughterhouse, demolished in 1978. A vocational high school was built there from December 1978 to November 1980; it now prepares students for CAP and professional baccalaureate degrees in catering and personal services. The neighboring square was renamed Place Jean-Baptiste-Clément on February 28, 1979, after the author of "Le Temps des cerises."

The scene : The prison sequences were filmed in the Roubaix slaughterhouses, which were then disused, two years before their demolition.

Lille, France

Former municipal treasury of Lille, Roger Salengro Square, now the House of Mediation and Citizenship.

The scene : It is in front of this building on Roger Salengro Square that François's prison release was filmed.

Lille, France

The scene : François cuts through this square at the beginning of the long stroll that takes him back to the working-class neighborhood of Moulins.

Lille, France

The scene : One of the streets that the hero walks up as he makes his way through Moulins.

Lille, France

The scene : François's stroll through the textile district also passes by here.

Lille, France

The scene : Another street in Moulins traversed by Belmondo in this same long sequence of return.

Lille, France

The scene : Belmondo walks down this street and the surroundings of the old Wallaert factory, the industrial heart of the Moulins neighborhood.

Lille, France

The scene : Renamed "rue du Commerce", this pedestrian street hosts the window shopping sequence where François strolls from one shop window to another.

Lille, France

The scene : The shopping promenade continues on rue Neuve, in front of signs that have all disappeared since.

Lille, France

Place du Général-de-Gaulle, the historical heart of Lille, adorned in its center by the column of the Goddess and lined with the Old Stock Exchange. It is registered as a historical monument.

The scene : The Grand Place frames the sequence of the perfume shop, filmed at the corner of Esquermoise Street.

Lille, France

The site first hosted the construction site of the Diplodocus real estate complex, for which the building permit was ultimately revoked; the hole remained abandoned for about three years before being replaced by the Nouveau Siècle complex.

The scene : The abandoned construction site, reduced to a vast hole filled with water, serves as the setting for the future nightclub.

Lille, France

A shopping artery in the center of Lille, known as rue de Paris until December 1, 2017, when it was renamed rue Pierre-Mauroy.

The scene : L2TC includes this street in the center of Lille, then called rue de Paris, among the locations of the film, without specifying the scene in question.

Lille, France

The scene : A shot of Belmondo at the foot of the Victoria Tower, on this avenue in the center of Lille.

Lille, France

The scene : Transistor stuck to his ear, François follows the broadcast of the football match while crossing the square.

Lille, France

The scene : Route listed by L2TC among the Lille locations of the shoot, without scene indication.

Lille, France

Former Lille stadium adjacent to the Citadel, which hosted LOSC matches for nearly thirty years. It has since been demolished and is no longer present on the site.

The scene : A long sequence in the stands and on the lawn of a stadium renamed "Stade Auguste Beaumont-Liégard" for the film; the north stand is still open to the sky, before its expansion.

Mons-en-Barœul, France

The scene : The towers of the new district of Mons-en-Barœul serve as the backdrop for François's visit to his childhood friend.

Englos, France

Discothèque of the Englos commercial zone, opened a few months before the filming of the movie and permanently closed in 2025.

The scene : The scenes from "Number One," the nightclub where François was the owner, were filmed at Macumba.

Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France

The scene : On the route, François comes to get Jean-Baptiste Liégard (Bernard Blier) for the final explanation.

Wasquehal, France

The scene : Final shot of the film: François throws his newspaper out the train's window as it pulls away from the station.

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Canal Factory, formerly known as the Studios de Boulogne, is a complex of filming studios located in Boulogne-Billancourt, between Avenue Jean-Baptiste-Clément and Rue de Silly, and is one of the historic landmarks of French cinema. Founded in 1941 and long operated by the Société française de production (SFP), it has hosted countless film and television shoots. Acquired by the Canal+ group, it was renovated and renamed "Canal Factory" in 2016. The site now includes five filming stages and remains an active production complex.

The scene : L2TC links the film to the Boulogne studios, then operated by SFP, without detailing the scenes that were shot there.

Paris, France

The scene : Unique Parisian decor listed by L2TC for this shoot, at the address of the Baltimore hotel, avenue Kléber; the source does not specify any scene.