Summary Jacques d'Athys, a French adventurer, returns to his home in Nice after an expedition to Indochina where he has picked up a Eurasian fiancée and a book that, unbeknownst to him, contains a coded message revealing the whereabouts of both secret treasures and sensitive government intelligence. This makes him the target of foreign spies, including a Marquise of mysterious Latin origin, a Hindu hypnotist and an evil German doctor, who will stop at nothing to obtain the book. View more details
Directed : Louis Feuillade
Written : Louis Feuillade
Stars : Édouard Mathé René Cresté Mary Harald Georges Biscot
Genres : Adventure Mystery
Release date : Feb 6, 1919
Countries of origin : France
Language : French None
Production companies : Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
Summary Jacques d'Athys, a French adventurer, returns to his home in Nice after an expedition to Indochina where he has picked up a Eurasian fiancée and a book that, unbeknownst to him, contains a coded message revealing the whereabouts of both secret treasures and sensitive government intelligence. This makes him the target of foreign spies, including a Marquise of mysterious Latin origin, a Hindu hypnotist and an evil German doctor, who will stop at nothing to obtain the book. View more details
Genres : Adventure Mystery
Release date : Feb 6, 1919
Countries of origin : France
Language : French None
Production companies : Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
