本片由安德烈·于纳贝尔  执导,邀请演员路易·德·菲奈斯  让·马莱  米琳娜·德蒙若  出演的喜剧片类型电影，讲述AfterthetremendouspopularsuccessoftheFantômasnovels,bothofthemajorFrenchfilmstudios—PathéandGaumont—viedfortherightstoproducefilmsbasedontheseries.Gaumontwon,andfromApril1913toMay1914LouisFeuilladedirectedfiveFantômasfilmswhichcriticDavidThomsonhasdescribedas"thefirstgreatmovieexperience."