Fantômas - À l'ombre de la guillotine (1913)
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Fantomas was the umbrella title for five different multi-part serials, all produced and directed by the prolific Louis Feuillade. Reversing the usual cliché, the "hero" of these serials was the villain, a slick, deadly master criminal known as "Fantomas" because of his… More Fantomas was the umbrella title for five different multi-part serials, all produced and directed by the prolific Louis Feuillade. Reversing the usual cliché, the "hero" of these serials was the villain, a slick, deadly master criminal known as "Fantomas" because of his predilection for wearing elaborate disguises. Motivated by a curious code of honor, Fantomas gets just as much pleasure out of baffling the police as he does committing his crimes. Unlike later serials, many of the Fantomas episodes were self-contained stories, some running as much as an hour; one of the episodes briefly eschewed melodrama in favor of light, drawing-room comedy! Released worldwide by Gaumont, the Fantomas series was a huge success, paving the way for such future Louis Feuillade-directed triumphs as Les Vampires and Judex. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Louis Feuillade
- Written By
- Marcel Allain, Louis Feuillade
- Genres
- Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- May 9, 1913 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
The film is chiefly best at creating a bizarre, off-kilter mood.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
For something that's now 97 years old, it's a terrific, hugely entertaining film.
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Sean Axmaker, Parallax View
[E]ven with contemporary eyes you can see why audiences embraced its dime novel deliriousness and surrealists appreciated its mix of elaborate schemes and incoherent complications.
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Cast
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René Navarre
as Fantomas
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Edmond Breon
as Juve
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Georges Melchior
as Fandor
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Renée Carl
as Lady Beltham
- Edmund Breon
- Jane Faber
