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Fantomas Unleashed (1965)

Fantomas Unleashed (1965), directed by André Hunebelle, starring Jean Marais and Louis de Funès.

12/08/1965 BR Adventure, Comedy, Crime and Fantasy 1h 45m

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In the second episode of the trilogy Fantômas kidnaps distinguished scientist professor Marchand with the aim to develop a super weapon that will enable him to menace the world. Fantômas is also planning to abduct a second scientist, professor Lefebvre.

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

Fantômas - Saga

The franchise in release order. 3 films.

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Fantômas se déchaîne (French pronunciation: [fɑ̃tomas sə deʃɛn], "Fantomas Unleashed") is a 1965 film starring Jean Marais as the archvillain Fantômas opposite Louis de Funès as the earnest but outclassed commissaire Juve and the journalist Fandor, also played by Marais. It was France's answer, with the Fantômas trilogy starting in 1964, to the James Bond phenomenon that swept the world at around the same time. It is the second in the trilogy of Fantômas films, that became extremely successful in Europe and Soviet Union and found success even in the United States and Japan. In this film Jean Marais also plays professor Lefebvre.

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Fantômas se déchaîne (French pronunciation: [fɑ̃tomas sə deʃɛn], "Fantomas Unleashed") is a 1965 film starring Jean Marais as the archvillain Fantômas opposite Louis de Funès as the earnest but outclassed commissaire Juve and the journalist Fandor, also played by Marais. It was France's answer, with the Fantômas trilogy starting in 1964, to the James Bond phenomenon that swept the world at around the same time. It is the second in the trilogy of Fantômas films, that became extremely successful in Europe and Soviet Union and found success even in the United States and Japan. In this film Jean Marais also plays professor Lefebvre.

Plot

In the second film of the trilogy Fantômas kidnaps distinguished scientist professor Marchand with the aim to develop a super weapon that will enable him to menace the world. Fantômas is also planning to abduct a second scientist, professor Lefebvre. Journalist Fandor develops an ingenious scheme whereby he disguises himself as Lefebvre and attends a scientific conference in Rome, Italy to lure Fantômas into attempting to kidnap him.

The plan seems to work until commissaire Juve steps into the fray and as usual messes things up, although Juve redeems himself by saving the troupe with an array of special gadgets which he has developed especially for his hunt for Fantômas, but Fantômas escapes using his Citroën DS with retractable wings that converts into an airplane.

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Fantômas se déchaîne premiered in France on 8 December 1965. It was the sixth most popular film of 1965 in France, after The Sucker, Goldfinger, Thunderball, Gendarme in New York and Mary Poppins and before God's Thunder and The Wise Guys. It had admissions of 4,412,446.

The Fantômas trilogy

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Fantômas se déchaîne at IMDb

Text from Fantômas se déchaîne on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantômas_se_déchaîne

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  • Chinon Nuclear Power Plant

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  • Paris

Preceded by

  • Fantômas

Followed by

  • Fantômas contre Scotland Yard

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What is Fantomas Unleashed about?

Fantomas Unleashed: In the second episode of the trilogy Fantômas kidnaps distinguished scientist professor Marchand with the aim to develop a super weapon that will enable him to menace the world. Fantômas is also planning to abduct a second scientist, professor Lefebvre.

Who directed Fantomas Unleashed?

Fantomas Unleashed was directed by André Hunebelle in 1965.

Who stars in Fantomas Unleashed?

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

How long is Fantomas Unleashed?

Fantomas Unleashed runs for 105 minutes, or 1h45.

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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