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Fantômas (1932)

Fantômas poster
Directed by
Paul Fejos, Yves Allégret
Genre
crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A supercriminal known as Fantômas commits daring crimes. A determined inspector named Juve tries to catch him.

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What happens

Fantômas is a 1932 French crime film directed by Paul Fejos and starring Jean Galland, Tania Fédor and Thomy Bourdelle. It features the popular pulp character Fantômas, a supercriminal, and his nemesis inspector Juve. It was loosely based on the original Fantômas novel by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre. The film was one of a number of Fantômas adaptations made during the 20th century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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