The Professional (1981) filming locations

Paris 16e, France

A two-level bridge spanning the Seine, with the upper deck carrying the elevated metro, located between the 15th and 16th arrondissements. Built in 1905 by Jean Camille Formigé and Louis Biette, it is registered as a historical monument.

The scene : 30 min — At the foot of the bridge, on the Swan walkway, Joss recruits homeless people to start a fight in front of his wife's house and sneak in.

Paris 16e, France

The scene : 32 min — In front of Jeanne's house, watched by the police, the altercation of the homeless serves as a distraction for Joss.

Paris 16e, France

The scene : 42 min — At 40 and 42 minutes, under the windows of Joss's wife: Jeanne places an alarm clock and the rags of the homeless on the bins, a signal for the police to let them know he has come.

Paris 15e, France

Grand Hotel on Avenue de Suffren, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, formerly Hilton Paris. Built in 1965 by Pierre Dufau, it is a high-rise building in the modernist style.

The scene : 58 min — The courtesan Doris Frederiksen goes to the hotel (the Hilton from the film) to meet her client.

Paris 7e, France

The scene : 1 hr 7 min — Exterior of Valeras's apartment; this is also where the accident with Farges and Rosen's Peugeot happens, which Joss gets rid of.

Paris 7e, France

The scene : 1 hr 15 min — A man from Colonel Martin hands over his vehicle to Josselin Beaumont, just before the parade.

Paris 16e, France

Place of the 16th arrondissement opening onto the Palais de Chaillot and the Esplanade of Human Rights, opposite the Eiffel Tower. Designed by Gabriel Davioud and Jules Bourdais in 1843, it combines neo-Byzantine, neo-Moorish architecture and eclecticism.

The scene : 1 hr 20 min — Farges and Rosen are hunting Joss.

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

The scene : 1 hr 29 min — Joss catches up with Rosen, who has come to see Alice Ancelin: the final confrontation, man against man.

Paris 12e, France

Medical Examiner's Institute (morgue) of Paris, along the Seine near the Austerlitz train station. It was designed by the architect Albert Tournaire.

The scene : 1 hr 30 min — Farges runs to inform Colonel Martin that it is Commissioner Rosen, not Joss, who is on the autopsy table.

Maintenon, France

Renaissance Château of Eure-et-Loir, famous for its unfinished aqueduct by Louis XIV and its French gardens. Acquired in 1674 by Françoise d'Aubigné, known as Madame de Maintenon, the secret wife of Louis XIV, it is classified as a historical monument.

The scene : 1 hr 31 min — The castle houses the refugee president N'Jala; Joss emerges without having shot him (final scenes).

Paris 16e, France

The stepped street of Passy dominated by the viaduct of the elevated metro station Passy. This street dates back to 1912.

The scene : Joss skids down the slope towards his wife's home, surrounded by his beggars.

Paris 12e, France

The scene : Joss slaps Inspector Farges at the counter.

Paris 7e, France

The scene : Josselin Beaumont comes up from an underground parking lot of the Champ-de-Mars and approaches the Valeras building.

Paris 7e, France

The scene : Through the parking access gates, Joss observes the scene from the café.

Paris 9e, France

Parisian palace near the Place Vendôme and the Tuileries. Built in 1862 by architect Alfred Armand in the Haussmannian style, it is a listed historic monument.

The scene : Some interiors, including the punch on Volfoni.

Paris 15e, France

The scene : The vehicle transporting Commissioner Rosen's body to the forensic institute navigates the intersection.

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

The scene : Joss Beaumont opens fire on Rosen.

Arles, France

Rhône Delta between Arles and the Mediterranean, a vast wetland area of marshes and rice fields.

The scene : The scenes meant to take place in Africa (the Republic of Malagawi) were filmed in Camargue.