88 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestWith Fandor mistaken for a king and framed for murder by Fantômas, Inspector Juve sets out to prove his innocence.
Master criminal Fantomas kills an ambassador, has an affair with the dead man's wife, sneaks into a rich woman's house handing out vanishing-ink business cards, is arrested and sentenced to death but switches with an actor, who goes to the guillotine.
Acting
Helmut Berger's smirking menace and absurd commitment to every disguise
Costume
Rubber masks, tuxedos, and whatever fever dream outfit he's wearing now
Production
Chabrol and Buñuel's odd-couple directing creates beautiful tonal whiplash
Creators
Claude Chabrol, Juan Luis Buñuel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was legendary critic-director Claude Chabrol's only TV series, made purely for money while funding his real projects.
Buñuel's son directing the surrealists' favorite villain is almost too on-the-nose; the father's shadow looms over every absurd disguise.
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