Underplayed Gems

Zigomar (1911)

Zigomar poster
Original title
Zigomar, roi des voleurs
Directed by
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
Genre
silent film
Country
France
Runtime
40 min
Rated
NR
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The police chief Paulin Broquet hunts down his crime lord enemy Zigomar. The film follows their back-and-forth struggle across multiple episodes.

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What happens

Zigomar (French: Zigomar, roi des voleurs), also known as Zigomar, King of Thieves, King of Robbers, and The Phantom Bandit, is a 1911 French crime drama silent film directed by Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset and produced by Éclair. It was the first movie made by Jasset which used the character of Zigomar (who was originally created by the author Léon Sazie in 1909). The film was an adaptation of a serial of the same name from the French newspaper Le Matin. The film follows Paulin Broquet, the chief of police, as he tries to apprehend his crime lord nemesis, the titular Zigomar. The cast consists of Alexandre C. Arquillière as Zigomar and André Liabel as Paulin Broquet. The film was released as four reels titled The Great Train Robbery, The Leap for Life, The Alpine Death Struggle, and The Moulin Rouge Fire, and was followed up with Zigomar Against Nick Carter in 1912. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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