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Fantomas Unleashed is a french film of genre Comedy directed by André Hunebelle released in USA on 20 december 1965 with Jean Marais

Fantomas Unleashed (1965)

Fantômas se déchaîne

Fantomas Unleashed
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Released in USA 20 december 1965
Length 1h39
Directed by ,    
OriginFrance
Genres Comedy,    Comedy thriller,    Fantasy,    Action,    Adventure,    Crime
Rating67% 3.397943.397943.397943.397943.39794

Fantômas se déchaîne ([fɑ̃tomas sə deʃɛn], English: Fantomas Unleashed) is a 1965 film starring Jean Marais as the arch villain with the same name opposite Louis de Funès as the earnest but outclassed commissaire Juve and the journalist Fandor, also played by Marais. It was France's answer, with the Fantômas trilogy starting in 1964, to the James Bond phenomenon that swept the world at around the same time. It is the second in the trilogy of Fantômas films, that became extremely successful in Europe and Soviet Union and found success even in the United States and Japan. In this episode Jean Marais also plays professor Lefebvre.



^ Dimitris Eleftheriotis (25 January 2002). Popular Cinemas of Europe: Studies of Texts, Contexts and Frameworks. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-62356-955-6.

^ Kate Ince (22 July 2005). Georges Franju. Manchester University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7190-6828-7.

Synopsis

In the second episode of the trilogy Fantômas kidnaps distinguished scientist professor Marchand with the aim to develop a super weapon that will enable him to menace the world. Fantômas is also planning to abduct a second scientist, professor Lefebvre. Journalist Fandor develops an ingenious scheme whereby he disguises himself as Lefebvre and attends a scientific conference in Rome, Italy to lure Fantômas into attempting to kidnap him.

Actors

Jean Marais

(Fantômas / Fandor / Professeur Lefèvre / Marquis de Rostelli)
Louis de Funès

(Commissaire Juve)
Mylène Demongeot

(Hélène)
Jacques Dynam

(Inspecteur Bertrand)
Robert Dalban

(Directeur du journal)
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