AfterthetremendouspopularsuccessoftheFantômasnovels,bothofthemajorFrenchfilmstudios—PathéandGaumont—viedfortherightstoproducefilmsbasedontheseries.Gaumontwon,andfromApril1913toMay1914LouisFeuilladedirectedfiveFantômasfilmswhichcriticDavidThomsonhasdescribedas"thefirstgreatmovieexperience."
路易·德·菲奈斯,让·马莱,米琳娜·德蒙若