"Belphégor" (1965) TV mini-series

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Claude Barma

Writers:

Jacques Armand (writer)
Claude Barma (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

6 March 1965 (France)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Louvre | Ghost | TV Mini-Series | Museum | Paris

Cast

Juliette Gréco	...	Laurence / ... (4 episodes, 1965)
René Dary	...	Commissaire Ménardier (4 episodes, 1965)
François Chaumette	...	Boris Williams (4 episodes, 1965)
Sylvie	...	Lady Hodwin (4 episodes, 1965)
Paul Crauchet	...	Le gardien Gautrais (4 episodes, 1965)
Christine Delaroche	...	Colette Ménardier (4 episodes, 1965)
Yves Rénier	...	André Bellegarde (4 episodes, 1965)
Jacky Calatayud	...	L'enfant (4 episodes, 1965)
Georges Staquet	...	Folco (4 episodes, 1965)
Raymond Devime	...	Le Majordome De Lady Hodwin (3 episodes, 1965)
Muni	...	Louise Gautrais (3 episodes, 1965)
Christian Rémy	...	Marc (3 episodes, 1965)
René Alone	...	Doublet (2 episodes, 1965)
Yves Bureau	...	Ménard (2 episodes, 1965)
Paul Cambo	...	Parusseau (2 episodes, 1965)
Jacques Dynam	...	Coudreau (2 episodes, 1965)
François Chodat	...	Dumas (2 episodes, 1965)
Maurice Gauthier	...	Grué (2 episodes, 1965)
Germaine Ledoyen	...	Mme Pinolet (2 episodes, 1965)
Sylvain Lévignac	...	Roux (2 episodes, 1965)
Robert Lombard	...	Volot (2 episodes, 1965)
Christian Lude	...	Robert Hiquet (2 episodes, 1965)
Jean Michaud	...	Aubry (2 episodes, 1965)
Jean Mauvais	...	Duart (2 episodes, 1965)
Pascal Mazzotti	...	Loustanneau (2 episodes, 1965)
Alain Mottet	...	Delma (2 episodes, 1965)
Palau	...	Graindorge (2 episodes, 1965)
Nathalie Nerval	...	Olga (2 episodes, 1965)
Marcelle Ranson-Hervé	...	Marie Hiquet (2 episodes, 1965)
Hubert Noël	...	Hansdoffer (2 episodes, 1965)
Michel Trévières	...	Bergo (2 episodes, 1965)
Jean-Pierre Zola	...	Cacherot (2 episodes, 1965)
Nicolas Vogel	...	Bernard Charel (2 episodes, 1965)

Also Known As:

"Belphégor ou Le fantôme du Louvre" (France) (complete title)

Runtime:

France:180 min (edited version) | France:72 min (4 episodes)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Comment réussir... quand on est con et pleurnichard (1974)

Forty years before "Da Vinci Code"

That was the greatest French TV series of the sixties.Inspired by Louis Feuillade ,it's an extravaganza around the Louvres which effortlessly surpasses cheap enigmas à la "Da Vinci Code" .Special effects kept to the minimum,leaving the lion's share to the actors (particularly Juliette Greco and Madame Sylvie) ,mysterious and eventful ,it is an absorbing yarn.The French held their breath for more than one month when it was screened for the first time in 1965.It 's been imitated since,they even dared a dismal remake some years ago,but this black and white miniseries is a must if you can find the DVDs.A wonderful Xmas present for nostalgics.