Fantômas contre Scotland Yard
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Fantômas contre Scotland Yard (fɑ̃tomas kɔ̃tʁ skɔtland jaʁd, "Fantomas Against Scotland Yard") is the final installment of a trilogy of films starring Jean Marais
as the arch villain with the same name opposite Louis de Funès
as the earnest but outclassed commissaire
Juve and the journalist Fandor, also played by Marais. The trilogy
was France
's answer, starting in 1964, to the James Bond
phenomenon that swept the world at around the same time. The Fantômas films became extremely successful in Europe
and USSR, and found success even in the United States
and Japan
where fan websites exist to this day.
by Lord
McRashley (played by Jean-Roger Caussimon). Lord McRashley, one of Fantômas' potential victims, uses his castle
as the headquarters to set up a trap for the menace called Fantômas.
Jean Marais
-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
as the arch villain with the same name opposite Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
as the earnest but outclassed commissaire
Commissioner
Commissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....
Juve and the journalist Fandor, also played by Marais. The trilogy
Trilogy
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was France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
's answer, starting in 1964, to the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
phenomenon that swept the world at around the same time. The Fantômas films became extremely successful in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and USSR, and found success even in the United States
United States
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and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
where fan websites exist to this day.
Plot
In the third and final episode of the trilogy, Fantômas imposes a head tax on the rich, threatening to kill those who do not comply. Journalist Fandor and commissaire Juve are invited to ScotlandScotland
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by Lord
Lord
Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...
McRashley (played by Jean-Roger Caussimon). Lord McRashley, one of Fantômas' potential victims, uses his castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
as the headquarters to set up a trap for the menace called Fantômas.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Jean Marais | Fantômas |
| Jean Marais | Fandor |
| Louis de Funès | Commissioner Juve |
| Mylène Demongeot | Hélène Gurn |
| Jean-Roger Caussimon | Lord McRashley |
The Fantômas trilogy
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Fantômas Fantômas (film) Fantômas is a 1964 French film starring Jean Marais as the arch villain with the same name 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... |
4 November 1964 |
| Fantômas se déchaîne Fantômas se déchaîne Fantômas se déchaîne is a 1965 film starring Jean Marais as the arch villain with the same name 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... |
8 December 1965 |
| Fantômas contre Scotland Yard Fantômas contre Scotland Yard Fantômas contre Scotland Yard is the final installment of a trilogy of films starring Jean Marais as the arch villain with the same name opposite Louis de Funès as the earnest but outclassed commissaire Juve and the journalist Fandor, also played by Marais. The trilogy was France's answer,... |
16 March 1967 |