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Arsène Lupin

  • TV series
  • 1971
  • NR
  • 2 seasons
  • 26 episodes

Created by Jacques Nahum

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Overview

Arsène Lupin is a French TV show which was co-produced with German, Canadian, Belgian, Dutch, Swiss, Italian and Austrian TV stations. It was only loosely based on Maurice Leblancs novels. Georges Descrières' portrayal of Arsène Lupin showed more similarity to Graf Yoster than to Maurice Leblanc's original. He behaved in the first place as a perfect gentleman who never got angry. He was always relaxed, because whatever could possibly had bothered him in daily life was taken care of by his butler. It wasn't questioned how he had come to his financial independence although the series sometimes discreetly implied that he was a professional criminal. Besides rescuing damsels in distress Lupin took on criminals, competing with their wit and intelligence. Either he stole paintings from rich people who had to be considered white-collar criminals or he acted as a detective who derailed criminal schemes. However, when he was attacked, he could defend himself effortlessly by using elegant jujutsu methods. Among the guest stars were German actors such as Günter Strack and Sky du Mont. Jean-Paul Salomé said in his commentary on the DVD version of his film Arsène Lupin he had like this series as a child. German TV, one the investors, would broadcast the show eventually between 18:00-20:00 o'clock because it was only allowed to show commercials within that very timeslot. For them to get a financial return on investment the show had to be appropriate for families and also for children who would watch it alone. Subsequently it was nearby to ask to defuse and flatten some of Leblanc's plots in order to avoid possible complaints that could force the station to broadcast the show beyond the "Vorabendprogramm".

Roughly 23h 50m to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 26 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 55 minutes.

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Series cast and crew

  • Georges Descrières

    Georges DescrièresArsène Lupin
    26 episodes

  • Marthe Keller

    Marthe KellerNatacha
    26 episodes

  • Yvon Bouchard

    Yvon BouchardGrognard
    26 episodes

  • Roger Carel

    Roger Carelcommissaire Guerchard
    26 episodes

  • Henri Virlogeux

    Henri VirlogeuxHerlock Sholmès
    26 episodes

  • Yves Barsacq

    Yves BarsacqWilson
    26 episodes

  • Bernard Giraudeau

    Bernard GiraudeauIsidore Beautrelet
    26 episodes

  • Jacques Monod

    Jacques Monodle préfet de police
    26 episodes

  • Kathrin Ackermann

    Kathrin AckermannLady Dora Bakefield
    2 episodes

  • Daniel Gélin

    Daniel GélinDaubrecq
    1 episode

  • Yves Brainville

    Yves Brainville
    1 episode

  • Jean Marconi

    Jean Marconile commissaire
    1 episode

  • Jean Berger

    Jean Bergerle ministre
    1 episode

  • Charles Millot

    Charles MillotDautrec
    1 episode

  • William Sabatier

    William SabatierGournay-Martin
    1 episode

  • Roger Rudel

    Roger Rudelle directeur de prison
    1 episode

  • Jacques Balutin

    Jacques BalutinBéchoux
    1 episode

  • Monique Tarbès

    Monique TarbèsBerthe
    1 episode

Created by
Jacques Nahum
Network
ORTF Télévision

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