Nick Carter, le roi des détectives (1908)
- Directed by
- Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
- Genre
- silent film, crime film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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