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Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine (1913)

Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine poster
Original title
Fantômas
Directed by
Louis Feuillade
Genre
silent film, crime film
Country
France
Runtime
54 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A master criminal named Fantômas commits a daring hotel robbery and causes a man to vanish. A determined detective named Juve tries to catch him as the story unfolds in short scenes.

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What happens

Fantômas est un film muet français réalisé par Louis Feuillade, sorti en 1913. Il s'agit de l'adaptation du roman Fantômas (1911) de Pierre Souvestre et Marcel Allain et du premier d'une série de cinq films. Suivront Juve contre Fantômas, Le Mort qui tue en 1913, Fantômas contre Fantômas et Le Faux Magistrat en 1914. Ce premier volet comprend trois parties, Le Vol du Royal-Palace-Hôtel, La Disparition de Lord Beltham, Autour de l'échafaud et trente tableaux. Il est produit en avril 1913. À l'occasion du centenaire du premier volet, la Gaumont a restauré les cinq épisodes en 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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