The first of three Fantomas movies, this was an attempt to bring the French character into the world of James Bond. In this story, a journalist named Fandor and Commissioner Paul Juve try to bring in the noted supervillain Fantomas, who is always one step ahead of them.

Fantomas is the man of a thousand masks, able to be anyone and even use his makeup as a weapon. He’s upset that Fandor is writing about him, so he commits a crime looking like the writer. He does the same thing to Juve. And even with all the tools at their disposal, these two — joined by Juve’s girlfriend Helene Gurn — still can’t stop his crimewave.

Obviously, Kriminal, Satanik and Diabolik were all inspired by Fantomas, as was the supergroup that former Faith No More singer Mike Patton formed. If you’re into movie soundtracks — or awesome loudness — you should check them out.