Belphégor
Seen it?1927 | 293 min | Adventure, Mystery, Crime, Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at anyone drawn to the darker side of the street and people who enjoy a knot in their stomach. A good one for when you want to be swept off somewhere else.
- The mood
- Scary, gritty.
- The pace
- Grand in scale, at 4 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 4 hr 53 min.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1927: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you want something to relax to.
Belphégor deals with a series of mysterious appearances by a masked-and-robed figure in the Louvre; a security guard is murdered, and a later police trap is foiled when the phantom—“Belphégor” (the name of a legendary demon)—uses knock-out gas. Journalist Jacques Bellegarde of “Le Petit Parisien” (the real-life newspaper which published the original story in serial installments), investigates, and eventually discovers famous detective Chantecoq and his vivacious daughter Colette are also on the case.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Henri Desfontaines
- René NavarreChantecoq
- Elmire VautierSimone Desroches
- Lucien DalsaceJacques Bellegarde
- Michèle VerlyColette Barjac
- Jeanne BrindeauElsa Bergen
- Alice TissotBaronne Papillon
- Georges PaulaisMénardier
- Genica MissirioMaurice de Thouars
- Albert Mayer
- Anna Lefeuvrier