The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard
Comedy · Crime · Adventure · 1967
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.
Movie details
Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard
1967 Comedy · Crime · Adventure 1h 44m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
André Hunebelle
Written by
Pierre Foucaud · Jean Halain
Jean Marais
Fantômas / Fandor / Sir Walter Brown / Giuseppe Luigi
Louis de Funès
Commissaire Juve
Mylène Demongeot
Hélène
F
Françoise Christophe
Lady Dorothée MacRashley
Jean-Roger Caussimon
Lord Edward MacRashley / Fantômas
Robert Dalban
Le directeur du journal
André Dumas
Tom Smith
Court is in session
Put Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.