Nick Carter, le roi des détectives (1908)
- Directed by
- Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
- Genre
- silent film, crime film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This is a French silent serial about the detective Nick Carter working in Paris. Each of the six episodes shows him solving a complete crime case. The stories were released a couple weeks apart to keep audiences interested.
early cinemaserializedpaceddetective workurban settingstraightforwardserious tone
What happens
Nick Carter, le roi des détectives (1908) is a French silent serial film based on the popular American novels featuring master detective Nick Carter. It was written by Georges Hatot and directed by Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset for the Éclair company. It was released in six episodes, each of which told a complete story, but their release was timed at approximately fortnightly intervals to create a sense of continuity with the audience. The stories were set in Paris. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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