Arsène Lupin (2004 film)

Arsène Lupin
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jean-Paul Salomé
Produced by	Stéphane Marsil
Written by	Maurice Leblanc Jean-Paul Salomé
Starring	Romain Duris Kristin Scott Thomas Pascal Greggory Eva Green
Music by	Debbie Wiseman
Cinematography	Pascal Ridao
Edited by	Marie-Pierre Renaud
Distributed by	(SND Groupe M6)
Release date	13 October 2004
Running time	131 minutes
Country	France Italy Spain United Kingdom
Language	French
Budget	$18.1 million
Box office	$9.7 million

Arsène Lupin is a 2004 French crime-adventure film, based on the iconic series of novels created by Maurice Leblanc, directed by Jean-Paul Salomé and stars Romain Duris, Eva Green and Kristin Scott Thomas. It was a co-production of France, Spain, Italy and The United Kingdom.

The film follows gentleman thief Arsène Lupin from a small boy, through the death of his father, and his later years when he meets the strange woman, Joséphine, who appears to be immortal and uses a hypnotic drug to enslave people to her will. Arsène's ethos is to steal from the rich and deserving crooks. In this film he comes up against two parties, a secret society and Joséphine, who are intent on gathering three crucifixes which will reveal the secret of a lost treasure.

The film refers to many of the Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin stories, including "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin", "The Queen's Necklace", "Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late", , and . Some of these references are more direct and complete than others.