Fantômas (1946 film)

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Fantômas
Directed by Jean Sacha
Produced by Hubert d'Achon
Written by Marcel Allain (novel)
Jean-Louis Bouquet
Françoise Giroud
Starring Marcel Herrand
Simone Signoret
Alexandre Rignault
Lucienne Le Marchand
Music by Jean Marion
Cinematography Paul Cotteret
Editing by Monique Kirsanoff
Studio Latino Consortium Cinéma
Distributed by Ciné Sélection
Release dates 1946
Running time 95 min
Country France
Language French

Fantômas is a 1946 French crime film directed by Jean Sacha and starring Marcel Herrand, Simone Signoret and Alexandre Rignault. The film features the fictional master criminal Fantômas, created by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre. It was based on a novel by Allain written after Souvestre's death. It is one of a significant number of films based on the Fantômas character.[1]

Cast

  • Marcel Herrand : Fantômas
  • Simone Signoret : Hélène
  • Alexandre Rignault : le commissaire Juve
  • André Le Gall : Fandor
  • Yves Deniaud : Arthur
  • Françoise Christophe  : la princesse Daniloff
  • Georges Gosset : Burette
  • Renaud Mary : Germain
  • Lucienne Lemarchand : Lady Beltham
  • Paul Faivre : le chauffeur
  • Pierre Labry : M. Paul
  • Robert Moor : Professeur Cauchard
  • Denise Kerny : l'adjointe
  • Marcel Lestan : Théo
  • Paul Amiot : le directeur de la Sûreté
  • Jacques Dynam : le préparateur
  • Raymonde La Fontan : la standardiste
  • Frédéric Mariotti : un ouvrier

References

  1. Hardy p.125-126

Bibliography

  • Hardy, Phil (ed.). The BFI Companion to Crime. Continuum, 1997.
  • Hayward, Susan. Simone Signoret: The Star as Cultural Sign. Continuum, 2004.

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