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'Fantmas se dchane' (, ') is a 1965 film starring Jean Marais as the arch villain Fantmas opposite Louis de Funs as the earnest but outclassed commissaire Juve and the journalist Fandor, also played by Marais. It was France's answer, with the Fantmas 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 Fantmas 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.

Plot



In the second episode of the trilogy Fantmas kidnaps distinguished scientist professor Marchand with the aim to develop a super weapon that will enable him to menace the world. Fantmas 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 Fantmas into attempting to kidnap him.

The plan seems to work until commissaire Juve steps into the fray and as usual messes things up, although Juve redeems himself by saving the troupe with an array of special gadgets which he has developed especially for his hunt for Fantmas. Yet, once again Fantmas escapes in style, using his Citron DS with retractable wings that converts into an airplane in what amounts to one of the most unexpected and spectacular scenes of the genre.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110611092746/http://home.wtal.de/olliweb/technoclassica/2003/DS%20Fantomas%2002.jpg Picture of the Fantmas Citron DS with retractable wings] through Internet Archive

Cast



Release



The film premiered in France on 8 December 1965.

It was the sixth most popular film of 1965 in France, after 'The Sucker', 'Goldfinger', 'Thunderball', 'Gendarme in New York' and 'Mary Poppins' and before 'God's Thunder' and 'The Wise Guys'. It had admissions of 4,412,446.

The Fantmas trilogy



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