Fantomas (1966)

Movie
Audience Score
68
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NR 1 hr 44 minApr 5th, 1966Adventure, Comedy, CrimeFantomas Collection PosterPart of Fantomas Collection
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.
StarringJean MaraisLouis de FunèsMylène Demongeot
DirectorAndré Hunebelle

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 5th, 1966
Original Language:French
Production Companies:P.A.C., Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG), PCM
Movie Tags:
thiefmasknewspaperfugitivedisguisepolice operationpress conference

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.