Belphegor, or Phantom of the Louvre

*Belphegor, or Phantom of the Louvre*
Belphegor, or Phantom of the Louvre
Also known as	Le Fantôme du Louvre (Quebec)
French	Belphégor ou le Fantôme du Louvre
Genre	Thriller
Based on	Belphégor by Arthur Bernède
Screenplay by	Claude Barma; Jacques Armand;
Story by	Jacques Armand (dialogue)
Directed by	Claude Barma
Presented by	Jean Topart
Starring	Juliette Gréco; Isaac Alvarez; Yves Rénier; Christine Delaroche; René Dary; François Chaumette; Sylvie; Paul Crauchet; Marguerite Muni;
Composer	Antoine Duhamel
Country of origin	France
Original language	French
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producer	Robert Paillardon
Production location	Europe
Cinematography	Jacques Lemare
Editor	Marcelle Lioret
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	290 minutes
Production company	Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
Original release
Network	ORTF
Release	March 6 –; March 27, 1965
Related
	Belphégor (1927); The Curse of Belphegor (1967); Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre (2001)

Belphegor, or the Phantom of the Louvre is a 1965 French television miniseries directed by Claude Barma, based on the 1927 novel by Arthur Bernède.^[1] It consists of four 70 minutes episodes.^[2]

Plot

A mysterious phantom appears in the Musée du Louvre in Paris at night. The guards are unable to catch it. A student, André Bellegarde obstinately tries to find out more about the strange creature by himself. He seems to be more effective in doing so than the local police led by commissaire Menardier. Bellegarde does cooperate with the police, too, but he mostly goes his own way investigating Belphégor's activity. A secret society is in the background. Bellegarde, in the meantime, is involved in two romances and cannot decide which woman to dedicate himself as the case gets more and more serious and criminal and threads meet.

Cast

Juliette Gréco as Laurence / Stéphanie Hiquet
Isaac Alvarez as Belphégor
Yves Rénier as André Bellegarde
Christine Delaroche as Colette Ménardier
René Dary as Commissaire Ménardier
François Chaumette as Boris Williams
Sylvie as Lady Hodwin
Paul Crauchet as Le gardien Gautrais
Marguerite Muni as Louise Gautrais
René Alone as Doublet
Yves Bureau as Ménard
Jacky Calatayud as L'enfant

Legacy

Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier has credited Belphegor and David Lynch's television series Twin Peaks as inspirations for his miniseries The Kingdom.^[3]

References

^ Toutelatele.com. "Belphégor - Séries TV - Toutelatele.com". www.toutelatele.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-11-23.
^ Cinema, Alamo Drafthouse, BELPHEGOR: THE PHANTOM OF THE LOUVRE | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, retrieved 2018-11-23
^ Mars-Jones, Adam (28 December 1995). "All stitched up – well, nearly". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2017.

External links

Belphegor, or Phantom of the Louvre at IMDb

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[1] Toutelatele.com. "Belphégor - Séries TV - Toutelatele.com". www.toutelatele.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-11-23.

[2] Cinema, Alamo Drafthouse, BELPHEGOR: THE PHANTOM OF THE LOUVRE | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, retrieved 2018-11-23

[3] Mars-Jones, Adam (28 December 1995). "All stitched up – well, nearly". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2017.

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