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Fantomas (1964)

Fantomas (1964), directed by André Hunebelle, starring Jean Marais and Louis de Funès.

11/04/1964 BR Adventure, Comedy and Crime 1h 44m

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Fantômas is a man of many disguises. He uses maquillage as a weapon. He can impersonate anyone using an array of masks and can create endless confusion by constantly changing his appearance.

  • Marcel GrignonCinematography
  • André HunebelleDirector, Producer
  • Jean FeyteEditing
  • Alain PoiréProducer

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Fantômas (French pronunciation: [fɑ̃tomas]) is a 1964 French comedy film starring Jean Marais as the archvillain Fantômas opposite Louis de Funès as the earnest but outclassed commissaire Paul Juve. In the film Juve teams up with journalist Fandor, also played by Marais, trying to catch Fantômas but never quite succeeding. It was France's answer, in 1964, to the James Bond phenomenon that swept the world at around the same time. It is the first film of a trilogy, and Fantômas became extremely successful in Europe, the Soviet Union, Japan, and the United States. Mylène Demongeot plays "Hélène Gurn", the girlfriend of "Jérôme Fandor", Fantômas' archenemy. The general tone of the films is more light-hearted than the original Fantômas novels. Commissaire Juve, as played by Louis de Funès, becomes a comedic character, much unlike his literary counterpart.

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Fantômas (French pronunciation: [fɑ̃tomas]) is a 1964 French comedy film starring Jean Marais as the archvillain Fantômas opposite Louis de Funès as the earnest but outclassed commissaire Paul Juve. In the film Juve teams up with journalist Fandor, also played by Marais, trying to catch Fantômas but never quite succeeding. It was France's answer, in 1964, to the James Bond phenomenon that swept the world at around the same time. It is the first film of a trilogy, and Fantômas became extremely successful in Europe, the Soviet Union, Japan, and the United States. Mylène Demongeot plays "Hélène Gurn", the girlfriend of "Jérôme Fandor", Fantômas' archenemy. The general tone of the films is more light-hearted than the original Fantômas novels. Commissaire Juve, as played by Louis de Funès, becomes a comedic character, much unlike his literary counterpart.

Plot

Fantômas is a man of many disguises. He uses maquillage as a weapon. He can impersonate anyone using an array of masks and can create endless confusion by constantly changing his appearance. In the first episode of the series he is unhappy with Fandor, because of a fictitious interview the journalist wrote about him. He takes his revenge by abducting Fandor and threatening to kill him. He then uses his formidable makeup skills to commit a spectacular crime while disguised like Fandor. When commissaire Juve joins the chase, chameleon-like Fantômas promptly commits a crime wearing a mask looking like Juve. In the end Fandor, Juve and Fandor's girlfriend Hélène are all on the master criminal's trail, all to no avail as the man of a thousand masks finally manages to escape.

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Release

Fantômas was released in France on 4 November 1964 and in the United States on 5 April 1966.

Reception

Fantômas was the fifth most popular film at the French box office in 1964 and it had admissions of 4,492,419.

The Fantômas trilogy

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Fantômas at IMDb

Text from Fantômas (1964 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantômas_(1964_film)

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  • Fantômas

Filming locations

  • place d'Iéna

Set in

  • Paris

Followed by

  • Fantômas se déchaîne

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What is Fantomas about?

Fantomas: Fantômas is a man of many disguises. He uses maquillage as a weapon. He can impersonate anyone using an array of masks and can create endless confusion by constantly changing his appearance.

Who directed Fantomas?

Fantomas was directed by André Hunebelle in 1964.

Who stars in Fantomas?

The cast of Fantomas includes Jean Marais, Louis de Funès, Mylène Demongeot, Jacques Dynam and Robert Dalban.

How long is Fantomas?

Fantomas runs for 104 minutes, or 1h44.

What is Fantomas based on?

Fantomas is based on Fantômas.

What is the correct order of the Fantômas - Saga films?

The Fantômas - Saga franchise has 3 films in the catalogue. In release order: Fantômas; A Volta de Fantomas; O Fantasma Contra Scotland Yard.

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