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.
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Cast
25 people
René Navarre
Chantecoq
Also in
Fantômas
Tragic Error
Elmire Vautier
Simone Desroches
Known for
The Story of a Cheat
Henri Desfontaines
Also in
The Man with White Gloves
The Girl from Arles
Robert Lefebvre
Arthur Bernède
Lucien Dalsace
Jacques Bellegarde
Also in
L'aviateur masqué
La loupiote
Jean Périer
Michèle Verly
Colette Barjac
Also in
Monte Cristo
Les taciturnes
Julien Ringel
Jeanne Brindeau
Elsa Bergen
Also in
The End of the World
La dame masquée
Maurice Arnou
Alice Tissot
Baronne Papillon
Also in
The Colonel's Account
Francis the First
Henri Desfontaines Director · Arthur Bernède Author Robert Lefebvre Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1927 · Produced in France
Production
Société des Cinéromans
Production
France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 1, 1927
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Croatia
December 9, 1929
Finland
May 15, 1927
Hungary
May 23, 1929
Portugal
May 28, 1928
United Kingdom
January 3, 1929 · London re-titled
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