Arsène Lupin, the millionaire thief.DVD

Paris, 1912: Arsène Lupin (Robert Lamoureux), the legendary master thief with many faces, steals from the entire French upper class. No one is safe from him; he even robs two valuable paintings from the residence of the Prime Minister. The women are at the thief's feet, and after an encounter with the German noblewoman Mina von Kraft (Liselotte Pulver), news of the charming and audacious rogue even reaches the German Emperor. Wilhelm II (O. E. Hasse) has Lupin kidnapped and makes a risky wager with him: if the rogue finds the Emperor's secret vault, he will be richly rewarded. But the noble thief is not so easily satisfied. Director Jacques Becker presents this crime comedy about the charming master thief and gentleman Arsène Lupin, based on the literary works of Maurice Leblanc. The film sharply portrays the French upper class of the early 20th century. German-French clichés are humorously parodied, and nothing and no one is safe from the rogue with a thousand faces. The main roles in this German-French production are played convincingly by Robert Lamoureux, Liselotte Pulver, and O. E. Hasse. The film received a nomination for the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. A charming crime comedy about the world-famous master thief, based on the bestselling novels by Maurice Leblanc, directed by Jacques Becker.