The Outsider (1983) filming locations

Marseille, France

Seafront Avenue in Marseille, near the Palais du Pharo and the entrance to the Old Port.

The scene : 3 min — Commissioner Philippe Jordan arrives in Marseille.

Marseille, France

Marseille Cathedral, built in Romanesque-Byzantine style (1893), is located on the esplanade of La Tourette, near the port. Designed by architects Henri-Jacques Espérandieu and Léon Vaudoyer, it was founded in 1852 and is classified as a minor basilica and registered as a historical monument of Neo-Byzantine architecture, Neo-Renaissance, and Neo-Roman style.

The scene : 13 min — Behind the cathedral, Jordan meets Meccacci's assistant.

Paris 2e, France

The oldest and longest covered passage in Paris (1798), located in the Sentier district.

The scene : 33 min — Jordan goes to the underground gambling den "Le Carré d'As", at the entrance of the Cairo passage (Sainte-Foy and d'Alexandrie streets).

Paris 18e, France

The scene : 1 hr 7 min — In front of the bar Le Gavroche, a nighttime fight between Jordan and Tourian; Jordan walks up the street, with a view of Coustou Street in the background.

Aubervilliers, France

The scene : 1 hr 16 min — Jordan pursues his friend's assassins.

Paris 2e, France

The scene : 1 hr 30 min — Upon leaving the game room, Jordan learns via radio of the "assassination" of Meccacci — which he himself committed.

Paris 13e, France

Boulevard of the 13th arrondissement of Paris, topped by the elevated viaduct of the metro line 6.

The scene : 1 hr 30 min — The car rally ends beneath the overhead tracks of line 6 — an area that the story places in Barbès.

Paris 18e, France

The scene : Jordan pursues men in Pigalle who have slashed a prostitute.

Paris 10e, France

Large Parisian train station (10th), terminal line to the east of France and Central Europe. Built in 1849 by François-Alexandre Duquesney, this dead-end railway station is a registered historical monument.

The scene : Scenes at the Gare de l'Est.

Paris 12e, France

The scene : Night scene in the Gatbois passage, near the Gare de Lyon.

Paris 19e, France

The scene : The chase in the Ford Mustang along the Canal Saint-Denis.

Aubervilliers, France

The scene : Continuation of the chase in a Ford Mustang along the docks of the canal, on the Aubervilliers side.