
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
Documentary · History · TV Movie
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.
Top Cast


Féodor Atkine
Féodor Atkine
Self - Narrator (voice)
Féodor Atkine
Self - Narrator (voice)


Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain
Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain
Self - Narrator (voice)
Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain
Self - Narrator (voice)


Matthieu Letourneux
Matthieu Letourneux
Self
Matthieu Letourneux
Self


Mylène Demongeot
Mylène Demongeot
Self
Mylène Demongeot
Self
Jean-Marc Lalanne
Jean-Marc Lalanne
Self
Jean-Marc Lalanne
Self


Loïc Artiaga
Loïc Artiaga
Self
Loïc Artiaga
Self


Andrey Shary
Andrey Shary
Self
Andrey Shary
Self


Jan Kounen
Jan Kounen
Self
Jan Kounen
Self


André Hunebelle
André Hunebelle
Self (archive footage)
André Hunebelle
Self (archive footage)


Marcel Allain
Marcel Allain
Self (archive footage)
Marcel Allain
Self (archive footage)
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