Fantômas contre Scotland Yard (1967)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

André Hunebelle

Writers:

Pierre Souvestre (novels) and
Marcel Allain (novels) ...

Release Date:

16 March 1967 (France)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Fantasy

Plot:

Fantomas wants to collect money from scottish rich' for letting them live. The French inspector (Louis...

Plot Keywords:

Castle | Sequel | Beautiful Woman | Pursuit | Scotland

Cast

Jean Marais	...	Fantômas / Fandor
Louis de Funès	...	Le commissaire Juve
Mylène Demongeot	...	Hélène
Françoise Christophe	...	Lady Rashley
Jean-Roger Caussimon	...	Lord Rashley / Fantômas
Robert Dalban	...	Le directeur du journal
André Dumas	...	Tom Smith
Max Montavon	...	Alexandre
Rita Renoir	...	La vedette qui descend d'avion
Jean Ozenne	...	Albert
Henri Serre	...	André Berthier
Jacques Dynam	...	Bertrand
Henri Attal	...	Godfrey (as Henri Atal)
Antoine Baud	...	William
Guy Delorme	...	Le chef de la mafia

Also Known As:

Fantomas Against Scotland Yard
Fantomas contro Scotland Yard (Italy)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | West Germany:12 | Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Company:

P.A.C.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The movie is set in Scotland, but all the cars are left-hand drive.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Pastewka: Die Strategie der Schnecke (#2.2)" (2006)

FANTOMAS VERSUS Scotland YARD (Andre' Hunebelle, 1967) **1/2

This is undoubtedly the least of the series (and is saved from a ** rating by a hair): Fantomas is back to his old tricks, deciding that the time has come to tax the higher echelon of society of a good chunk of their wealth (no doubt the common people would applaud his efforts) - but, by now, the formula had grown pretty tired and the comic relief, regrettably, had practically obscured the romantic couple's purposefulness!

Still, why the setting has been changed to Scotland (of all places) is unclear, especially since Scotland Yard only really comes into play at the very end! What we get, in fact, is a lot of old jokes about ostensibly haunted castles, disappearing corpses and frightened manservants - with Louis De Funes' Commissioner Juve in the thick of it! - which are better suited to a Bob Hope or Abbott & Costello vehicle rather than one concerning the exploits of an iconic criminal mastermind!!; there's even the traditional fox-hunt which Fantomas disrupts by throwing in his own dog (barely disguised in fox furs) as a decoy!

Finally, the master criminal exits by way of a shuttle fired through the castle tower: how he managed to get it inside unobserved (and keep it from being discovered by the owners and their numerous guests, including our intrepid heroes) is anybody's guess! Unfortunately, then, the series ends on a bit of a whimper but it's sheer fun nonetheless and, ultimately, that's what really matters...