1967, Film: "Fantômas contre Scotland Yard"

The French comedy / crime film "Fantômas contre Scotland Yard" premiered on 16 March 1967 in France. The film was directed by André Hunebelle and written by Jean Halain and Pierre Foucaud, based on the novels by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain. Main stars are Jean Marais in the double role as Fantômas and Fandor, Louis de Funès as Le commissaire Juve and Mylène Demongeot as Hélène Gurn. The music was composed by Michel Magne. This is the third and final episode of the Fantômas trilogy after "Fantômas" (1964) and "Fantômas se déchaîne" (1965).

Synopsis

Fantômas (Jean Marais) imposes a head tax on the rich, threatening to kill those who do not comply. Journalist Fandor (Jean Marais), his fiancée Hélène (Mylène Demongeot) and commissaire Juve (Louis de Funès) are invited to Scotland by Lord McRashley (Jean-Roger Caussimon)...

Jean Marais as Fandor, Louis de Funès as Commissaire Juve
and Mylène Demongeot as Hélène Gurn

Jean Marais as Fandor and Louis de Funès as Commissaire Juve

Jean Marais as Fantômas

Main cast

• Jean Marais as Fantômas / Fandor
• Louis de Funès as Le commissaire Juve
• Mylène Demongeot as Hélène Gurn
• Françoise Christophe as Lady Dorothy MacRashley
• Jean-Roger Caussimon as Lord Edward MacRashley
• Robert Dalban as Le directeur du journal

Louis de Funès as Commissaire Juve, Françoise Christophe as Lady Dorothy MacRashley,
Jean Marais as Fandor and Mylène Demongeot as Hélène Gurn

Jean-Roger Caussimon as Lord Edward MacRashley and
Louis de Funès as Commissaire Juve

Trivia

• Only the opening scene was shot in Scotland. The rest was shot between Château de Roquetaillade, near Bordeaux, and Fontainebleau Forest.
• Mylène Demongeot claimed that a fourth episode called "Fantômas à Moscou" ( "Fantômas in Moscow") was planned.

Trailer 1967