Fantômas is a 1932 French crime film directed by Paul Fejos and starring Jean Galland, Tania Fédor and Thomy Bourdelle. It features the popular pulp character Fantômas, a supercriminal, and his nemesis inspector Juve. It was loosely based on the original Fantômas novel by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre. The film was one of a number of Fantômas adaptations made during the 20th century.[1]
Cast
- Jean Galland as Fantômas / Étienne Rambert
- Tania Fédor as Lady Beltham
- Thomy Bourdelle as Inspector Juve
- Jean Worms as Lord Beltham
- Georges Rigaud as Charles Rambert
- Anielka Elter as la princesse Sonia Davidoff
- Marie-Laure as la marquise de Langrune
- Gaston Modot as Firmin, le valet de la marquise
- Roger Karl as Bonnet, le président de tribunal
- Maurice Schutz as l’abbé Sicot
- Philippe Richard as Michel, l’adjoint de Juve
- Georges Mauloy as le professeur Gabriel
- Paul Azaïs as le mécano
References
- ^ Hardy p.125
Bibliography
- Hardy, Phil (ed.), The BFI Companion to Crime. University of California Press, 1997.