''Fantômas contre Scotland Yard'' (, "Fantomas Against Scotland Yard") is the final installment of a trilogy of films starring Jean Marais as the arch villain

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opposite

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as the earnest but outclassed commissaire Juve and the journalist Fandor, also played by Marais. The

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was

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's humorous answer, starting in 1964, to the

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phenomenon that swept the world at around the same time. The ''Fantômas'' films became extremely successful in

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and

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, and found success even in the

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and

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where fan websites exist to this day.Japan fan website
via the Internet Archive

Plot

In the third and final film of the trilogy, Fantômas imposes a head tax on the rich, threatening to kill those who do not comply. Journalist Fandor and commissaire Juve are invited to

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McRashley (played by Jean-Roger Caussimon). Lord McRashley, one of Fantômas' potential victims, uses his

castle A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...

as the headquarters to set up a trap for the menace called Fantômas.

Cast

Filming locations

The film was shot in France, England and Scotland. A prominent filming location in France was the Château de Roquetaillade; in the film it is Lord McRashley's Scottish castle.

Release

The film premiered in France on 16 March 1967. The film had admissions in France of 3,557,971.

The ''Fantômas'' trilogy

References

External links

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Site officiel de château de Roquetaillade
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