Belphegor, or Phantom of the Louvre (1965 miniseries)

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 (novel); by Arthur Bernède
Presented by	Jean Topart
Starring	Juliette Gréco; Isaac Alvarez; Yves Rénier; Christine Delaroche; René Dary; François Chaumette; ; Paul Crauchet; Marguerite Muni; ; ;
Country of origin	France
Original language	French
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Release
Original network	ORTF
First shown in	France
Original release	March 6 –; March 27, 1965
Chronology
Related shows	Belphégor (1927); The Curse of Belphegor (1967); Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre (2001)

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

It has been credited as one of the inspirations for Lars Von Trier's The Kingdom (Riget).^[3]

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 (Renier) 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 (Dary). 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.

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. 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. Retrieved 23 October 2017.

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