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Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain

The story of Fantômas, the first villain of modernity, from his birth in 1911 as a novel character to his contemporary vicissitudes, passing through Louis Feuillade, André Hunebelle, surrealism and Moscow.

Top Cast

  • Féodor Atkine

    Féodor Atkine

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain

    Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Matthieu Letourneux

    Matthieu Letourneux

    Self

  • Mylène Demongeot

    Mylène Demongeot

    Self

  • Jean-Marc Lalanne

    Jean-Marc Lalanne

    Self

  • Loïc Artiaga

    Loïc Artiaga

    Self

  • Andrey Shary

    Andrey Shary

    Self

  • Jan Kounen

    Jan Kounen

    Self

  • André Hunebelle

    André Hunebelle

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

The story of Fantômas, the first villain of modernity, from his birth in 1911 as a novel character to his contemporary vicissitudes, passing through Louis Feuillade, André Hunebelle, surrealism and Moscow.

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