Fantômas (1913-1914). Louis Feuillade. Francia. 5 episodes: Fantômas (À l’ombre de la guillotine) (1913. 54 minutos), Juve contre Fantômas (1913. 59 minutos), Le mort qui tue (1913. 90 minutos), Fantômas contre Fantômas (1914. 59 minutos), Le faux magistrat (1914. 70 minutos)

Frenchman Louis Feuillade, master of film series, one of the pioneers of European cinema, author of over 800 movies, directed in 1913 and 1914 the first big-screen adaptation of the adventures of Fantômas. A character created by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre in 1912 (he was actually christened Fantômus, but the editor’s short-sightedness finally established his name), this elegant thief, in top hat and tails and with a mask over his eyes, starred in countless novels and various films throughout the 20th century. A year after his birth, Fantômas appears in this five-episode series directed by Feuillade and starring René Navarre as the good bandit with Edmond Bréon as his bitter enemy, Inspector Juve.