The False Magistrate
The most imaginative and the most believable ending of the five Fantomas films. It is sad that this was the final episode directed by the brilliant Louis Feuillade. His meticulous...
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Louis Feuillade
Films
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The Colonel's Account
Legendary French director Louis Feuillade does what he does best in THE COLONEL'S ACCOUNT. What begins as the simple telling of a story erupts into chaos as the tale becomes reality. One thing leads to another. If war is hell then all hell breaks loose!Start your free trial to watch
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The Defect
THE DEFECT is considerably longer than Feuillade's shorter works and significantly shorter that his better-known achievements, but quite enjoyable nonetheless. The director's efforts at realism extend to retaining moments that other filmmakers of the era would otherwise discard. Scenes begin and end without cutting on...Start your free trial to watch
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The Roman Orgy
Like most filmmakers of early cinema, Louis Feuillade made works that traversed nearly every possible topic. THE ROMAN ORGY, admittedly not as salacious as the title would suggest, is a costume drama set during the reign of Heliogabalus (218 to 222AD). The Emperor makes the best of a decadent, lion-centric situation until the...Start your free trial to watch
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The Trust
THE TRUST (or THE BATTLES OF MONEY) resembles, in part, many of Louis Feuillade's later (and better-known) works, although admittedly on a much smaller scale. Nonetheless, it contains heavy doses intrigue, adventure and a touch of melodrama. Like D.W. Griffith's A CORNER IN WHEAT, the portrayal of business is particularly...Start your free trial to watch
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The Obsession
Louis Feuillade's THE OBSESSION tackles the ruse of palm-reading, a topic of pseudo-science rarely covered at the time. It addresses the harm that obsessive belief in the paranormal can have for susceptible individuals. While the short shares a number of traits with other Feuillade films, the most direct thread (and the one...Start your free trial to watch
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Bout de Zan Steals an Elephant
Bout de Zan is a young boy by description and a petty thief by vocation. In this short, he does indeed steal an elephant from a circus. However, an elephant is a bit more than one kid can handle. The elephant has ideas of its own and, soon enough, decides it can do anything a person can do. Perhaps even...Start your free trial to watch
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The Agony of Byzance
An unusual period-piece from legendary French director Louis Feuillade, set near the end of the Byzantine Empire, THE AGONY OF BYZANCE chronicles the assault on (and the subsequent fall of) the city of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks. Costume drama at its finest!Start your free trial to watch
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Fantômas in the Shadow of the Guillotine
Based on the phenomenally popular French pulp novellas, Louis Feuillade's outrageous, ambitious FANTOMAS series became the gold standard of espionage serials in pre-WWI Europe and laid the foundation for such immortal works as Feuillade's own LES VAMPIRES and Fritz Lang's DR. MABUSE films. In the first of...Start your free trial to watch
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Juve vs. Fantômas
Driven by greed and sheer malice, ruthless criminal genius and incomparable master of disguise Fantômas (René Navarre) weaves a path of death and destruction across Paris while trying to remain a step ahead of his resourceful nemesis, police inspector Juve (Edmund Bréon) in JUVE VERSUS FANTOMAS, the second...Start your free trial to watch
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The Murderous Corpse
With his mentor Inspector Juve missing, journalist Jérôme Fandor (Georges Melchior) assumes the difficult task of pursuing the infamous Fantômas (René Navarre), a frightfully brilliant villain who excels in deception, larceny and murder. In this third film of the classic silent film series, Fantômas uses a...Start your free trial to watch
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Fantômas vs. Fantômas
Evildoer Fantômas (René Navarre) operates uninhibited as his rival, Inspector Juve (Edmund Bréon), battles false accusations in prison in FANTOMAS VS. FANTOMAS, the fourth film in the series. Director Louis Feuillade's five Fantômas films feature surrealistic horror, cold-blooded murder and startling plot...Start your free trial to watch
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The False Magistrate
In THE FALSE MAGISTRATE, Louis Feuillade's fifth and final film in the Fantômas series, Inspector Juve (Edmund Bréon) once again battles false accusations from behind bars (though this time in a plan of his own devising). It is all part of a fiendish plot of multiple disguised identities in order to...Start your free trial to watch
Genres
- Comedy / Anarchic Comedy
- Crime / Transgression / Caper/Heist
- Crime / Transgression / Caper/Heist
- Crime / Transgression / Caper/Heist
- Crime / Transgression / Caper/Heist
- Crime / Transgression / Caper/Heist
- Crime / Transgression / Caper/Heist
- Drama / Costume Drama
- Drama / Costume Drama
- Drama / Costume Drama
- Crime / Crime-fighter / Detective
- Drama / Dysfunctional Family
- Fantasy / Fairy Tale
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- International / European / French
- Drama / Melodrama
- Drama / Melodrama
- Drama / Melodrama
- Drama / Melodrama
- Drama / Melodrama
- Short / Narrative
- Short / Narrative
- Short / Narrative
- Short / Narrative
- Short / Narrative
- Short / Narrative
- Short / Narrative
- Short / Narrative
- Short / Narrative
- Short / Narrative
- Short / Narrative
- Drama / Romantic Drama
- Action/Adventure / Serial
- Action/Adventure / Serial
- Action/Adventure / Serial
- Action/Adventure / Serial
- Action/Adventure / Serial
- Silent / Silent Comedy
- Silent / Silent Comedy
- Silent / Silent Comedy
- Silent / Silent Crime
- Silent / Silent Crime
- Silent / Silent Crime
- Silent / Silent Crime
- Silent / Silent Crime
- Silent / Silent Drama
- Silent / Silent Drama
- Silent / Silent Drama
- Silent / Silent Drama
- Silent / Silent Drama
- Silent / Silent Drama
- Silent / Silent Drama
- Silent / Silent Fantasy
- Silent / Silent Fantasy
- Comedy / Slapstick
- Comedy / Slapstick
- Crime / Criminal / Sociopath/Supervillain
- Crime / Criminal / Sociopath/Supervillain
- Crime / Criminal / Sociopath/Supervillain
- Crime / Criminal / Sociopath/Supervillain
- Crime / Criminal / Sociopath/Supervillain
Recent Reviews
Fantômas vs. Fantômas
Another exciting and outrageous chapter of Louis Feuillade's serial. By the way, did this site take its name from one of the main characters?
The Murderous Corpse
One of the most exciting of the Fantomas films. I am consistently amazed at how Louis Feuillade keeps each one fresh and uniquely interesting. Great use of disguises and identities...
Juve vs. Fantômas
Excellent cliffhanger ending. Feuillade's use of outdoor locations, models and twists during the narrative are brilliant and show how future movie serials should be done.
Fantômas in the Shadow of the Guillotine
Louis Feuillade was the original master of suspense and the "well-made" tale for the cinema. He fills his screen with great detail using set design, lighting and character placement. The...