Arsène Lupin

Arsène Lupin is a French TV show which was co-produced with German, Canadian, Belgian, Dutch, Swiss, Italian and Austrian TV stations. It is loosely based on the novels by Maurice Leblanc. 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 have 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 (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. However, when he was attacked, he could defend himself effortlessly by using elegant jujutsu methods. (Graf Yoster left such matters to his butler.) 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 (2004) he had liked 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 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".

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 83550
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired March 18, 1971
  • Recent February 16, 1974
  • Network ORTF
  • Average Runtime 55 minutes
  • Genres Action Adventure Comedy
  • Original Country France
  • Original Language English
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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  • Created October 26, 2008 by
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  • Modified November 2, 2023 by
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Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials 0
Season 1 March 1971 June 1971 13
Season 2 December 1973 February 1974 13
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Specials 0
Unassigned Episodes 26
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Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 26
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Jean-Pierre Desagnat 8 12/18/1973 - 02/16/1974
Jean-Pierre Decourt 6 03/18/1971 - 12/20/1973
Fritz Umgelter 3 01/26/1974 - 02/09/1974
Dieter Lemmel 3 04/22/1971 - 06/03/1971
Wolf Dietrich 2 05/27/1971 - 01/19/1974
Marcello Baldi 1 05/06/1971
Paul Cammermans 1 04/29/1971
Tony Flaadt 1 05/20/1971
Jean-Louis Colmant 1 06/10/1971
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Rolf Becker 6 04/22/1971 - 02/09/1974
Albert Simonin 6 04/22/1971 - 02/16/1974
Alexandra Becker 6 04/22/1971 - 02/09/1974
Claude Brulé 6 03/25/1971 - 12/29/1973
Nathan Grigorieff 2 06/10/1971 - 12/20/1973
Jacques Armand 2 04/29/1971 - 05/20/1971
Jacques-Roger Nanot 2 01/19/1974 - 02/02/1974
Robert Scipion 2 01/05/1974 - 01/12/1974
Georges Berlot 1 02/09/1974
Jacques Nahum 1 03/18/1971
Jean Marcillac 1 04/29/1971
Gerôme Gresy 1 01/26/1974
Alexander Becker 1 06/03/1971
René Wheeler 1 03/18/1971

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