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Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard
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Title: Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard

Release Date: 16 Mar 1967

Runtime: 1h 44m

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie, P.A.C., Fair Film, Gaumont International

Production Companies: Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie, P.A.C., Fair Film, Gaumont International

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.7 (516 votes)

Cast

  • Fantômas / Fandor / Sir Walter Brown / Giuseppe Luigi: Jean Marais
  • Commissioner Juve: Louis de Funès
  • Hélène: Mylène Demongeot
  • Lady Dorothée MacRashley: Françoise Christophe
  • Lord Edward MacRashley / Fantômas: Jean-Roger Caussimon
  • Director of the newspaper: Robert Dalban
  • Tom Smith: André Dumas
  • Alexandre: Max Montavon
  • Star who gets off the plane: Rita Renoir
  • Albert: Jean Ozenne
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