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Fantômas contre Scotland Yard

Fantômas contre Scotland Yard

Movie · 1967 · 5 people

André Hunebelle directed Fantômas contre Scotland Yard, a 1967 crime comedy and French-Italian co-production. It closes the Fantômas trilogy begun in 1964, France's humorous answer to the James Bond craze of those years. Released in March 1967, it did not match the earlier films but still drew a large international audience.

Jean Marais plays both the master criminal Fantômas and the journalist Fandor, while Louis de Funès is Commissioner Juve, earnest but always a step behind. Mylène Demongeot is Fandor's fiancée Hélène. This time Fantômas forces the world's richest people to pay him a "tax on the right to live". Lord Mac Rashley summons Juve, his deputy Bertrand, Fandor and Hélène to his castle in Scotland to trap the villain. The mysterious setting moves the story away from Bond-style modernity toward the darker mood of Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain's novels.

The script is by Jean Halain and Pierre Foucaud. Shooting ran from October to December 1966, mostly in France at the Château de Roquetaillade, the Fontainebleau forest and studios. The film drew 3.5 million admissions in France and 34.3 million in the Soviet Union. Critics were harsh on the script but praised de Funès.

DirectorAndré Hunebelle
Production companyGaumont Yapımevi

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Jean Marais Jean Marais Actor · died at 84 Dominique Zardi Actor · died at 79 Henri Attal Henri Attal Actor · died at 67 Robert Dalban Robert Dalban Actor · died at 83 Roland Giraud Roland Giraud Actor · 84 years old

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

Louis de Funès's Commissioner Juve is the kind of character who can make everyone laugh, from kids to grandparents. It is a crime story, but comedy wins out, so it is easy to watch as a family. The mysterious Scottish castle may feel a bit spooky to little ones, but it is no horror film. The script was not well liked, yet with de Funès on screen you hardly mind. If you enjoyed the earlier films in the trilogy, this last one will entertain you too.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

The last film in the Fantômas trilogy makes it plain that the series is tiring. Hunebelle moves away from Bond-style modernity toward the mysterious air of a Scottish castle, an interesting shift of tone that edges closer to the darkness of Souvestre and Allain's novels. Shooting at the Château de Roquetaillade lends the film visual weight. But the critics were not wrong to go after the script: a villain charging the rich a "tax on the right to live" is a bright idea that cannot carry a film on its own. Louis de Funès does the heavy lifting; the earnestness of a Juve always one step behind is almost the comedy's only engine. Jean Marais's double role is no longer a surprise.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

A French-style answer to Bond sounds great, but this film is more comedy than action. Fantômas squeezing the world's richest people for money is a strong starting point, and the trap set at the castle promises some tension. Still, if you want chases and fights, you will find most of the screen time going to the comedy of a Juve who is always a step behind. Fun if you like de Funès; if you want a hard-hitting spy film, look elsewhere.

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