Arsène Lupin (TV series)
| Arsène Lupin | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Arsenio Lupin (Italy) |
| Genre | Crime |
| Created by | Jacques Nahum |
| Starring | Georges Descrières Yvon Bouchard Roger Carel Marthe Keller |
| Theme music composer | Jean-Pierre Bourtayre [1] |
| Country of origin | France Germany Canada Austria Netherlands Belgium Switzerland Italy |
| Original languages | English French German Dutch Italian |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jacques Nahum Cyril Grize (delegate producer) Plym Pahl (line producer) |
| Running time | 55 |
| Production companies | Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française Mars International Productions Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma Bavaria Film Westdeutsches Werbefernsehen Radio-Canada Productions Österreichischer Rundfunk Nederlandse Christelijke Radio-Vereniging Radio Télévision Belge Francophone Société Suisse de Radiodiffusion et Télévision Télévision Suisse-Romande Ultra Film Radio Télévision Italienee |
| Original release | |
| Network | ORTF (France) ARD (Germany) Ici Radio-Canada Télé (Canada) ORF (Austria) NCRV (Netherlands) RTBF (Belgium) SSR and TSR (Switzerland) Rai 1 (Italy) |
| Release | March 18, 1971 – February 16, 1974 |
Arsène Lupin is a television series which is co-produced in France, Germany, Canada, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Italy. It is loosely based on the novels by Maurice Leblanc featuring master thief Arsène Lupin who was featured in 17 novels and 39 novellas.[2]
Development
Arsène Lupin is co-produced by French companies Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française, Mars International Productions and Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma, German companies Bavaria Film GmbH and Westdeutsches Werbefernsehen GmbH, Canadian company Radio-Canada Productions, Austrian company Österreichischer Rundfunk, Dutch company Nederlandse Christelijke Radio-Vereniging B.V., Belgian company Radio Télévision Belge Francophone, Swiss companies Société Suisse de Radiodiffusion et Télévision and Télévision Suisse-Romande, and Italian companies Ultra Film S.p.A. and Radio Télévision Italienee S.p.A.
Georges Descrières' portrayal of Arsène Lupin showed more similarity to Graf Yoster than to Maurice Leblanc's original depiction of his character. He behaved in the first place as a perfect gentleman who never got angry. Besides rescuing damsels in distress Lupin took on (other) 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. 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, film Arsène Lupin (2004), that he had liked this TV series as a child.
German TV, one of the investors, would broadcast the show eventually between 18:00-20:00 o'clock because it was only allowed to show commercials within that 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".
Cast
- Georges Descrières ... Arsène Lupin
- Yvon Bouchard ... Grognard
- Roger Carel ... Guerchard
- Henri Virlojeux ... Herlock Sholmès
Theme songs
Series 1 ending theme
"L'Arsène"
Music by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre
Lyrics by Jacques Lanzmann
Performed by Jacques Dutronc
Series 2 ending theme
"Gentleman Cambrioleur"
Music by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre
Lyrics by Jacques Lanzmann
Performed by Jacques Dutronc
References
- ^ "Opening titles". Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ^ "Netflix's 'Lupin' Is a Riff on Maurice Leblanc's Classic 'Gentleman Burglar'". Marie Claire. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
External links
- Arsène Lupin at IMDb
