How to watch the Fantomas films in order
There are 3 Fantomas films, about 5.2 hours in total. The first was released in 1964, the latest in 1967. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
Fantômas is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914). One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared in a total of 32 volumes written by the two collaborators, then a subsequent 11 volumes written by Allain alone after Souvestre's death. A trilogy of Fantômas films, which started in 1964 with Fantômas, departed considerably from the novels by giving the story a more comedic tone as preceded by the first two Pink Panther films, and by making Fantômas (played by Jean Marais) more of a James Bond enemy by likewise borrowing from the first two Bond films.
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Fantomas (1964)
4 Nov 1964 · 104 min
Fantômas is a man of many disguises. He uses maquillage as a weapon. He can impersonate anyone using an array of masks and can create endless confusion by constantly changing his appearance.
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Fantomas Unleashed (1965)
8 Dec 1965 · 105 min
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.
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Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967)
16 Mar 1967 · 104 min
In the third and final episode of the trilogy, Fantômas imposes a head tax on the rich, threatening to kill those who do not comply.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.