''The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'' () is a 1957 French crime film directed by

Jacques Becker Jacques Becker (; 15 September 1906 – 21 February 1960) was a French film director and screenwriter. His films, made during the 1940s and 1950s, encompassed a wide variety of genres, and they were admired by some of the filmmakers who led th ...

. It was entered into the

7th Berlin International Film Festival The 7th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1957. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' 12 Angry Men'' directed by Sidney Lumet. The International Federation of Film Critics awarded FIPRESCI Award for the firs ...

. It was followed by ''

Signé Arsène Lupin ''Signé Arsène Lupin'' (, also known as ''Signed, Arsene Lupin'') is a 1959 French-Italian crime film written and directed by Yves Robert. It is the sequel of '' The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'' (1957). Plot Arsène Lupin and his accomplice L ...

''.

Plot

The film narrates the adventures of

Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin () is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazine '' Je sais tout''. The first ...

, the famous character of the gentlemen burglar conceived by

Maurice Leblanc Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc (; ; 11 December 1864 – 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French ...

in 1905. The story is set in Paris at the end of the nineteenth century, where the cunning thief managed to mock the prefect of police, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Baroness Von Kraft, who had been fascinated by his gallantry and his legendary shrewdness.

Cast

Robert Lamoureux Robert Lamoureux (4 January 1920 – 29 October 2011) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1951 and 1994. He starred in the film '' The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'', which was entered ...

as André Larouche /

/ Aldo Parolini *

Liselotte Pulver Liselotte Pulver (born 11 October 1929), sometimes credited as Lilo Pulver, is a Swiss actress. She was one of the biggest stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s, where she often was cast as a tomboy. She is known for her hearty and joyf ...

as Mina von Kraft *

O. E. Hasse Otto Eduard Hasse (11 July 1903 – 12 September 1978) was a German film actor and director. Biography Hasse was born to Wilhelm Gustav Eduard Hasse, a blacksmith, and Valeria Hasse in the village of Obrzycko, Obersitzko, Province of Posen ...

Kaiser Wilhelm II Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire as well as the Hohenzollern dynasty ...

Daniel Ceccaldi Daniel Ceccaldi (25 July 1927 – 27 March 2003) was a French actor. He was born in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France. The mild-mannered Daniel Ceccaldi is famous as Claude Jade's father ''Lucien Darbon'' in François Truffaut's movies ''Stolen Kis ...

as Jacques Gauthier *

Georges Chamarat Georges Chamarat (30 March 1901 – 21 November 1982) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows between 1929 and 1981. He starred in the film '' The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'', which was entered into the ...

as Inspecteur Dufour * Huguette Hue as Léontine Chanu *

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as Paul Desfontaines *

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as Mathilde Duchamp * Paul Muller as Rudolf von Kraft *

Henri Rollan Henri Rollan (23 March 1888 – 23 June 1967) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1910 and 1962. Selected filmography * '' De afwezige'' (1913) * ''Les Trois Mousquetaires'' (1921) * '' The Three Masks'' (192 ...

as Le Président du Conseil Emile Duchamp * Margaret Rung as The English woman *

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as Otto *

Hubert de Lapparent 250px, De Lapparent in 2006 Hubert de Lapparent (19 April 1919 – 14 September 2021) was a French actor. Early life and education Hubert Cochon de Lapparent was born in 1919. He was the son of the geologist Jacques de Lapparent and nephew of t ...

as Jewellery salesman *

Pierre Stéphen Pierre Stéphen (1890–1980) was a French film actor.Goble p.346 Selected filmography * ''Irène'' (1920) * ''La dette'' (1920) * ''Gigolette'' (1921) * ''La brèche d'enfer'' (1923) - Le Vicomte de La Cardière * ''Le double piège'' (1923) * ...

as Clérissy *

as The kronprinz *

Paul Préboist Paul Préboist (21 February 1927 – 4 March 1997) was a French actor. He appeared in more than hundred films, mostly in supporting roles, and is best known as a comic actor. Filmography Theater References External links *Paul Préboista ...

as The groom

References

External links

* 1957 films 1957 crime films 1950s heist films Films set in the 19th century Films set in Paris Arsène Lupin films Films directed by Jacques Becker French crime films 1950s French-language films Italian crime films French heist films Cultural depictions of Wilhelm II Films with screenplays by Albert Simonin 1950s French films 1950s Italian films Films scored by Jean-Jacques Grunenwald French-language Italian films {{1950s-crime-film-stub