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".
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The crystal stopper
Victor, from the social brigade
Arsène lupine against herlock sholmès
The arrest of arsène lupin
The barnett agency
The lady with green eyes
The broken chain
The woman with two smiles
The caliph's chimera
A woman against arsène lupin
The rings of cagliostro
Tornbüll's paintings
The 7 of hearts
Herlock sholmes lance un défi
Arsène lupin prend des vacances
Le mystère de gesvres
Le secret de l'aiguille
L'homme au chapeau noir
L'écharpe de soie rouge
La demeure mystérieuse
Les huit coups de l'horloge
La dame au chapeau à plumes
La danseuse de rottenburg
Le film révélateur
Double jeu
Le coffre-fort de madame imbert
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