Nick Carter, le roi des détectives
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Nick Carter, le roi des détectives (1908) is a French
silent serial film based on the popular American novels featuring the master-detective Nick Carter
. It was directed by Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
for the Éclair
company. It was released in six episodes, each of which told a complete story, but their release was timed at approximately fortnightly intervals to create a sense of continuity with the audience. The stories were set in Paris.
The episodes, their release dates, and length were as follows:
The success of the film led the company to make further Nick Carter adaptations in the following years, and there were also imitations made by other companies.
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silent serial film based on the popular American novels featuring the master-detective Nick Carter
Nick Carter (literary character)
Nick Carter is a fictional character who began as a pulp fiction private detective and has appeared in a variety of formats over more than a century.-Literary history:...
. It was directed by Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset was an early film pioneer in France, active between the years 1905 and 1913. He worked on many genres of film, but was particularly associated with the development of detective or crime serials, such as the Nick Carter and Zigomar series.-Career:Victorin Jasset was born...
for the Éclair
Eclair (camera)
Éclair was a film production, film laboratory and movie camera manufacturing company established in Épinay-sur-Seine, France by Charles Jourjon in 1907....
company. It was released in six episodes, each of which told a complete story, but their release was timed at approximately fortnightly intervals to create a sense of continuity with the audience. The stories were set in Paris.
The episodes, their release dates, and length were as follows:
- Part 1. Le Guet-Apens (The Doctor's Rescue). 8 September 1908. 185 metres.
- Part 2. L'Affaire des bijoux (The Jewel Affair). 22 September 1908. 218 metres.
- Part 3. Les Faux Monnayeurs (False Coiners). 6 October 1908. 187 metres.
- Part 4. Les Dévaliseurs de banque (The Bank Burglar). 20 October 1908. 150 metres.
- Part 5. Les Empreintes (The Imprints). 27 October 1908.
- Part 6. Les Bandits en noir (The Bandits in Evening Dress). 15 November 1908. 235 metres.
The success of the film led the company to make further Nick Carter adaptations in the following years, and there were also imitations made by other companies.
Further reading
- Richard Abel. The Ciné Goes to Town: French Cinema 1896-1914. (Berkeley CA: University of California Press, 1998) pp.195-198.