Le Chevalier du Labyrinthe
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| Le Chevalier du Labyrinthe |
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| Studio: Marina Productions, Top n°1 Productions |
| Number of seasons: 2 |
| Number of episodes: 26 |
| Original airdate: 1990-09-19 — 1991-03-13 |
| Original channel(s): France 2 |
| Running time: approx. 25 minutes |
| Language: French |
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Le Chevalier du Labyrinthe ("The Knight of the Labyrinth"), was a French children's adventure game show, produced by the French TV production company Marina Productions (founded in 1989[1] by Claude Berthier, one of France's most successful independent media executives, he was the founder of 4D in 1984, the first French licensing and distribution company to obtain the exclusive French-speaking rights for Sonic the Hedgehog) and the French film and television production house Top nº1 Productions, which was broadcast on Wednesdays on the French public national television channel Antenne 2 (currently France 2), from September 19, 1990 to March 13, 1991 as part of the animated television programming block "Éric et toi et moi" ("Éric and you and me").
Like its Spanish counterpart El Rescate del Talismán, the show was adapted[2] from the British children's adventure game show "Knightmare", created by British television producer Tim Child and was officially sponsored by Sega.
The show followed a Fantasy plot, in which four young contestants known as "Chevaliers" ("Knights") helped by "Le Maître du Château" ("The Master of the Castle", played by French actor Georges Beller) had to search for a treasure in an enchanted castle (accomplished by chroma key techniques).
One contestant in the role of "Le Chevalier du Labyrinthe" ("The Knight of the Labyrinth") using a special helmet that blocked his vision was guided by his three comrades through a number of rooms, avoiding traps, and answering questions of general knowledge made to him in the form of riddles, by actors in the roles of sword and sorcery characters.
If "Le Chevalier du Labyrinthe" commited an error like walking into a flame or falling from a pit he would suffer a "virtual death" and the quest had to be continued by one of his team mates. If three contestants eventually died the game was lost.
After reaching the last room the guided contestant would remove the helmet and solve one last puzzle, against a time limit (represented by a bomb fuse). If solved, he could could release an enchanted sword from a door, which once open would reveal the treasure of the castle, initially consisting of Master System consoles and later of a Mega Drive console and a "Chevalier du Labyrinthe" board game[3] for each contestant.
In December 1991[4] Antenne 2 decided to suspend its animated television programming block "Éric et toi et moi" ("Éric and you and me") but continued broadcasting the show until March 13, 1991[4] with plans for a new season, offering in the meantime, reruns of the show on Saturdays at 6:00 pm.
Whatever the reasons on August 31, 1991[4] the plans for a new season of the show were abandoned by the French public channel.
Gallery
Episode #1 of the French television show "Le Chevalier du Labyrinthe"
Episode #2 of the French television show "Le Chevalier du Labyrinthe"