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Belphégor (1927)

Genre : Adventure, Mystery, Crime

Runtime : 4H 53M

Director : Henri Desfontaines

Synopsis

Belphégor deals with a series of mysterious appearances by a masked-and-robed figure in the Louvre; a security guard is murdered, and a later police trap is foiled when the phantom—“Belphégor” (the name of a legendary demon)—uses knock-out gas. Journalist Jacques Bellegarde of “Le Petit Parisien” (the real-life newspaper which published the original story in serial installments), investigates, and eventually discovers famous detective Chantecoq and his vivacious daughter Colette are also on the case.

Actors

René Navarre
René Navarre
Chantecoq
Elmire Vautier
Elmire Vautier
Simone Desroches
Lucien Dalsace
Lucien Dalsace
Jacques Bellegarde
Michèle Verly
Michèle Verly
Colette Barjac
Jeanne Brindeau
Jeanne Brindeau
Elsa Bergen
Alice Tissot
Alice Tissot
Baronne Papillon
Georges Paulais
Georges Paulais
Ménardier
Genica Missirio
Genica Missirio
Maurice de Thouars
Albert Mayer
Albert Mayer
Anna Lefeuvrier
Anna Lefeuvrier
Camille Bert
Camille Bert
Cesar-Tullio Terrore
Cesar-Tullio Terrore
Simone Montalet
Simone Montalet
André Volbert
André Volbert
Chef de la Sûreté
Émilien Richard
Émilien Richard
Baron Papillon
Jeanne Bérangère
Jeanne Bérangère
Sylviane de Castillo
Sylviane de Castillo
Nicolas Redelsperger
Nicolas Redelsperger

Crews

Henri Desfontaines
Henri Desfontaines
Director
Arthur Bernède
Arthur Bernède
Novel
Jean Périer
Jean Périer
Art Direction
Julien Ringel
Julien Ringel
Director of Photography
André-Wladimir Reybas
André-Wladimir Reybas
Director of Photography
Maurice Arnou
Maurice Arnou
Director of Photography
Robert Lefebvre
Robert Lefebvre
Director of Photography

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