Fantômas (1964 film)
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Fantômas (French pronunciation: [fɑ̃tomas]) is a 1964 French comedy film starring Jean Marais as the arch villain 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,[2] and Fantômas became extremely successful in Europe, the Soviet Union and Japan. It found success even in the United States, where fan websites exist to this day. Mylène Demongeot plays "Hélène Gurn", the girlfriend of "Jérôme Fandor", Fantômas' arch enemy. 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.[3]
Fantômas | |
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Directed by | André Hunebelle |
Written by | Pierre Souvestre (novels) Marcel Allain (novels) Jean Halain(screenplay) Pierre Foucaud (screenplay) |
Produced by | Paul Cadéac (delegate producer) Cyril Grize (producer) Alain Poiré (delegate producer) |
Starring | Jean Marais Louis de Funès Mylène Demongeot |
Music by | Michel Magne |
Production company | |
Release dates | 4 November 1964 (France) 5 April 1966 (U.S.) 9 April 1965 (Finland) 27 May 1966 (West Germany) 23 December 1973 (East Germany) |
Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $33.7 million[1] |