Arsène Lupin (1971)

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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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The crystal stopper

  • 1x2

    Victor, from the social brigade

  • 1x3

    Arsène lupine against herlock sholmès

  • 1x4

    The arrest of arsène lupin

  • 1x5

    The barnett agency

  • 1x6

    The lady with green eyes

  • 1x7

    The broken chain

  • 1x8

    The woman with two smiles

  • 1x9

    The caliph's chimera

  • 1x10

    A woman against arsène lupin

  • 1x11

    The rings of cagliostro

  • 1x12

    Tornbüll's paintings

  • 1x13

    The 7 of hearts

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Herlock sholmes lance un défi

  • 2x2

    Arsène lupin prend des vacances

  • 2x3

    Le mystère de gesvres

  • 2x4

    Le secret de l'aiguille

  • 2x5

    L'homme au chapeau noir

  • 2x6

    L'écharpe de soie rouge

  • 2x7

    La demeure mystérieuse

  • 2x8

    Les huit coups de l'horloge

  • 2x9

    La dame au chapeau à plumes

  • 2x10

    La danseuse de rottenburg

  • 2x11

    Le film révélateur

  • 2x12

    Double jeu

  • 2x13

    Le coffre-fort de madame imbert

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