Fantomas

1964 1h 44m FR

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6.8

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6.9

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★6.8TMDB · 840★6.9IMDB · 13,341

ComedyCrimeAdventure

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean Marais
Fantômas / Fandor / Lord Shelton / Vieux gardien de la prison
Louis de Funès
Commissaire Juve
Mylène Demongeot
Hélène
Jacques Dynam
Inspecteur Bertrand
Robert Dalban
Directeur du journal
Marie-Hélène Arnaud
Lady Beltham
Anne-Marie Peysson
La speakrine
Christian Toma
Inspecteur Pierre

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: André Hunebelle
Writers: Jean Halain, Pierre Foucaud
Languages: French
Countries: France, Italy

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Fantomas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by André Hunebelle, shot by Marcel Grignon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michel Magne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jean Feyte shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jean Marais and Louis de Funès and Mylène Demongeot carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0058089 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

André Hunebelle directs. Marcel Grignon behind the camera. Michel Magne scores. Jean Feyte cuts. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

162 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
3Part of the "Fantomas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by André Hunebelle, shot by Marcel Grignon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michel Magne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jean Feyte shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jean Marais and Louis de Funès and Mylène Demongeot carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0058089 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Marcel Grignon
Original score: Michel Magne
Editing: Jean Feyte
Production design: Paul-Louis Boutié
Costume design: Mireille Leydet
Makeup / hair: Yvonne Gasperina
Stunt coordinator: Claude Carliez
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Fantomas (1964)
IMDB rating: 6.9/10 · 13,341 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Part of

Fantomas Collection

Fantômas is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914). One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared in a total of 32 volumes written by the two collaborators, then a subsequent 11 volumes written by Allain alone after Souvestre's death. A trilogy of Fantômas films, which started in 1964 with Fantômas, departed considerably from the novels by giving the story a more comedic tone as preceded by the first two Pink Panther films, and by making Fantômas (played by Jean Marais) more of a James Bond enemy by likewise borrowing from the first two Bond films.