Fantomas Blu-ray 2-Disc Eureka Louis Feuillade 1913 1914 René Navarre

The classic crime serials that influenced Fritz Lang and Alfred Hitchcock!

Introducing Eureka's Blu-ray (Region B) release for Fantomas, the complete five-part serial on 2 discs. An early cinematic pioneer with an undeniably pervasive influence, Louis Feuillade made hundreds of films in a short career spanning only a few decades. Today, he is best remembered for his landmark serials Fantômas, Les Vampires, Judex and Tih-Minh, four crime epics that have had an immeasurable impact on popular culture around the globe.

Adapted from a series of popular novels by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre, Fantômas stars René Navarre as the eponymous criminal mastermind. Across the serial’s five episodes, Fantômas is pursued by Inspector Juve (Edmund Breon) and newspaper reporter Jérôme Fandor (Georges Melchior) as he carries out his nefarious schemes.

Feuillade’s crime serials had an enormous impact on some of the greatest filmmakers of the twentieth century, chiefly Fritz Lang and Alfred Hitchcock. They also played an important role in the development of the criminal mastermind and masked vigilante characters that would proliferate in pulp magazines, film, television, radio and comic books over the next few decades, including Dr Mabuse, The Shadow and Diabolik. The Masters of Cinema series is honoured to present Fantômas on Blu-ray from an astonishing 4K restoration.

IMPORTANT NOTE: An all-region Blu-ray player is required to view this movie. Standard U.S. Blu-ray players will NOT read Region B discs. If you're looking for a reliable all-region player, we've got you covered!

Features:

• The complete five-part serial presented in 1080p HD from an astonishing 4K restoration courtesy of The Gaumont Film Company
• Uncompressed LPCM 2.0 audio
• Audio commentaries on In the Shadow of the Guillotine and Juve vs Fantômas by film historian and author David Kalat
• Casting a Long Shadow – interview with critic and author Kim Newman

Technical Specs:

• Country: France
• Language: Silent
• Year: 1913-1914
• Runtime: 356
• Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
• Subtitles: French intertitles Optional English subtitles
• Discs: 2