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Cast
Charles Krauss | ... |
Nick Carter
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Alexandre Arquillière | ... |
Zigomar
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André Liabel | ... |
Paulin Broquet
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Attilio Maffei | ... |
L'aviateur
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Josette Andriot | ... |
La Rosaria / Rivale d'Olga
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Camille Bardou |
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Pierre Bressol |
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Gilbert Dalleu |
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Maryse Dauvray |
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Esmée |
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Jacques Faure | ... |
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Henri Gouget |
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Paul Guidé |
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Cécile Guyon |
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Karlmos |
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Émile Keppens |
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Édouard Pinto | ... |
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Directed by
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset |
Written by
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset | ... | () |
Léon Sazie | ... | (novel) |
Cinematography by
Lucien N. Andriot |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Société Française des Films Éclair (1911) (France) (theatrical)
- Motion Picture Distributors and Sales Company (1911) (United States) (theatrical)
- Feature and Educational Film Co. (1911) (United States) (theatrical) (Cleveland, Ohio)
- Fukuhodo (1911) (Japan) (theatrical)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
A sensational detective story, founded on the romance of Leon Sazie. The noted criminal who terrorized all Europe is shown in these three Zigomar reels in a dramatic and intense struggle for supremacy with Paulin Broquet, the celebrated detective, who takes the two in the most varied and finest resorts. It is literally a chase through the entire continent, with Broquet now having the upper hand and again Zigomar in its possession. Zigomar is the leader of a band of men who persist in plundering rich and poor. They know Broquet is on their trail and set a trap for him. However, he escapes, and in the melee which follows, when he nearly captures Zigomar, the latter also flees. A wonderful feature of this production is the "Will o' the Wisp" dance which the noted dancer, Esmée, performs at a ball in the Moulin Rouge in Paris. The festival begins by a magnificent procession, in which the dancer is carried in a litter, bedecked with jewels. In the succeeding darkness, tiny flames light up and Esmée appears clad in white veils. She appears in the semi-darkness as a white apparition. Then the dance becomes gayer, the dancer turns faster, like a flower with changing colors, and finally sinks exhausted to the floor. There are effects of colored light in this picture that never have been seen before. Immediately following there is a scene of great contrast when Zigomar sets fire to the place and the scene ends in wild disorder. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis |
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Taglines | World's greatest European detective story creates a sensation wherever shown. (Print Ad-Duluth Herald, ((Duluth, Minn.)) 23 March 1912) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | One of the two earliest films Akira Kurosawa recalled seeing as a child. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Nihon eiga-shi (1941). See more » |