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Release Year1931
Runtime2h 44m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes5
DirectorHenri Debain, Georges Vinter
WritersHenri Debain, Georges Vinter
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMéphisto
About Méphisto
On his wedding night with Hilda Bergmann, the daughter of a swedish chemist, the young and rich american Willy Keanton is stabbed by an unidentified masked man. He kidnaps the young woman, who is found later on by the count Robert d'Arbel. The detective Jacques Miral, nicknamed « the pointed tower's ferret » is put in charge of the case. Soon, he discovers that an international bandit, Méphisto, seeks to seize the formula of a process against asphyxiating gas, invented by professor Bergmann. The struggle is tough between Miral and the uncatchable Méphisto. Monique Aubray, Keanton's secretary and engaged to the detective, the Nostradamus stallholders and the « mastiff of Bordeaux », and the famous novelist Fortuné Bidon are also involved in the case...
Directed by Henri Debain, Georges Vinter, Méphisto leans on a strong ensemble — Jean Gabin, René Navarre, Janine Ronceray — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1931.
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