Sale temps pour les mouches (1966) filming locations

Villiers-le-Bâcle, France

The scene : 1 min — Pulled from his nap behind a hedge, a passerby sees two men in a car setting a trap for a motorist and abducting him on the country road.

Villiers-le-Bâcle, France

The scene : 2 min — Witnessing the abduction of the atomic scientist, the passerby stops a passing Estafette and begs the driver to take him immediately to the police station.

Beynes, France

The scene : 2 min — With the witness of the kidnapping on board, the Estafette races down the slope at breakneck speed.

35 Rue La Pérouse (Paris 16e)

Paris 16e, France

The scene : 7 min — Arrested at the same time as "Monsieur Paul" (François Cadet), San-Antonio (Gérard Barray) locks up Bérurier (Jean Richard) and the agents in the police station cell, then orchestrates under the eyes of his companion a very muscular escape.

Paris 15e, France

The scene : 11 min — Between the 11th and 13th minute, the car of the bandits escaping from the police station speeds through Bouchut Street.

Paris 15e, France

The scene : 11 min — Having exited the police station, the criminals continue their motorized escape by entering Barthélemy Street.

Paris, France

The scene : 11 min — The car escape of the criminals, just escaped from the police station, crosses the Henri-Queuille square.

Rue de Crimée & quai de la Seine (Paris 19th)

Paris 19e, France

The scene : 17 min — The warehouses of Pierre Mazaud, alias Félix (Philippe Clay), appear throughout the film, both outdoors and indoors, particularly around the 17th, 31st, and 34th minutes.

Le Havre, France

The scene : 23 min — On the docks, a thug lets his accomplice and the commissioner down, then cuts down a police officer before fleeing at high speed.

Boinville-en-Mantois, France

The scene : 29 min — At the entrance of the town, the police car of Béru (Jean Richard) and Pinaud (Paul Préboist) takes a sharp turn at full speed, in pursuit of the criminals.

Boinville-en-Mantois, France

The scene : 29 min — Always on the heels of the thugs, Béru and Pinaud leave the village in a new turn taken at full speed.

Boinville-en-Mantois, France

The scene : 29 min — In the midst of a car chase, Béru sprays the criminals' car with a machine gun and, in passing, punctures the beer kegs of a van parked on the side of the road.

Saint-Cloud, France

The scene : 33 min — The gangsters and San-Antonio take the Western highway to reach Normandy, then pass through the tunnel on their return, around the 33rd minute.

Paris, France

The scene : 40 min — Around the 40th minute, Béru and Pinaud reach the Abbesses passage to catch one of the gangsters, who has checked into the Gloria hotel.

Paris 16e, France

The scene : 49 min — Upon leaving the "Petit Bedon," San-Antonio and Sylvie (Patricia Viterbo) get into the car and drive up Pergolèse Street.

7 Rue Laurent-Pichat (Paris 16e)

Paris 16e, France

The scene : 51 min — From the window of his apartment, San-Antonio observes Bérurier who, hidden in a car, is diligently filling out his expense report.

Saint-Cloud, France

The scene : 54 min — Racing at full speed with Sylvie on board, San-Antonio's DS is passed on the left, right in the middle of a turn, by Felix's men's car.

Saint-Cloud, France

The scene : 54 min — To shake off his pursuers, San-Antonio suddenly throws his DS down the stairs of Feudon Street and races down the three flights.

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

The scene : 54 min — At night, San-Antonio and Sylvie speed away to escape Félix's henchmen and abruptly turn at the crossroads to dive into Rue de la Tourelle.

150 Les Berges de Seine (Le Coudray-Montceaux)

Le Coudray-Montceaux, France

This villa along the Seine is today known as the Manoir des Cygnes.

The scene : 1 hr — The interiors of the Villa des Cèdres were filmed here: Béru is held captive before escaping with the help of San-Antonio and Pinaud.

Beynes, France

The level crossing and the house of its gatekeeper have since been destroyed; the location remains visible, but the road there is closed (report from 2021).

The scene : 1 hr 19 min — Around the 79th minute, a man stands still before the level crossing.

Saclay, France

The scene : On the edge of a cornfield, Neunœil (Gérard Darrieu) plays the surveyor: eye glued to his rangefinder, he watches for the departure by car of an atomic scientist from the Nuclear Research Center.

38 Rue Pergolèse (Paris 16th)

Paris 16e, France

At this address on Pergolèse Street is the restaurant Le Petit Pergolèse.

The scene : It is in this room that the interior scenes of the restaurant "Le Petit Bedon" were filmed.

Avenue du Général-Gallieni (Nanterre)

Nanterre, France

The scene : The film sets the headquarters of the Raynal company here, with its administrative offices and storage warehouses.

Tancarville, France

Suspension bridge spanning the estuary of the Seine, it is one of the most frequently filmed structures in Normandy.

The scene : The Tancarville Bridge marks the arrival of the bandits in Normandy.

Tancarville, France

The scene : On the roads of Normandy, the police are chasing down the bandits between Tancarville and Le Havre.