Fant%C3%B4mas (1946 film)

Fantmas is a 1946 French crime film directed by Jean Sacha and starring Marcel Herrand, Simone Signoret and Alexandre Rignault.

A first series ofsilent films was directed by Louis Feuillade from April 1913 to May 1914. An American version of the brilliant serial was produced in the early 1920s. Shortly after the advent of sound, Paul Fejos directed a featurelength Fantmas film which combined elements from the novels and several of Feuillades films, together with modernized plot twists. Two remakesupdates of the Fantmas films were produced in France shortly after the end of World War II Fantomas 1946 directed by Jean Sacha and Fantmas contre Fantmas, 1949, Directed by Robert Vernay. In the mid1960s three films were made in rapid succession starring Jean Marais of Cocteaus La Belle et la Bte in the double role of Fantmas and Fandor.Fantomas, once thought dead, has just prevent the marriage of his daughter Helena with Fandor journalist killing the mayor who was to unite them. Then he posed an ultimatum to the Minister of the Interior it requires a billion in gold, if not a million Parisians die. Inspector Juve decides to hide Helen and Fandor with Arthur, a former villain in whom he has confidence. Meanwhile lady Bentham, anxious to prevent Fantmas to commit new crimes phone to Juve the whereabouts of the criminal. Fandor overhearing the conversation follows Juve to the hideout and finds himself trapped by the villain. Juve is soon to find him while investigating at Lord Grimsays, where Fantmas had settled. Both men, however, managed to escape while Helene in turn falls into the clutches of the criminal. ........

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