Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin On Soap2day.love. 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".
- Genre: Action & Adventure
- Country: Germany
- Director: Jacques Nahum
- Cast: Georges Descrières, Marthe Keller, Yvon Bouchard, Roger Carel, Henri Virlogeux, Yves Barsacq, Jacques Monod, Bernard Giraudeau, Kathrin Ackermann, Daniel Gélin, Yves Brainville, Jean Marconi, Jean Berger, Charles Millot, William Sabatier, Roger Rudel, Jacques Balutin, Monique Tarbès, Josef Fröhlich, Sjef van Leeuwen, Fons Rademakers, Paul Storm, Marja Goud, Sjoukje Hooymaayer, Raffaella Carrà, Nerio Bernardi, Lino Coletta, Giuseppe Lauricella, Manfred Heidmann, Bernd Schäfer, Signe Seidel, Tilo von Berlepsch, Juliette Mills, Louis Arbessier, François Simon, Lucie Avenay, Hans Holt, Hans Járay, Otto Ambros, Guido Wieland, Alexander Hegarth, Walter Bluhm, Hubert Mittendorf, Corny Collins, Marlene Rahn, Imo Heite, Raoul de Manez, Günter Strack, Hannes Kaetner, Dagmar Heller, Gunnar Möller, Michèle Bardollet, Vittorio Sanipoli
