Vidocq

Sep 18, 2001

1h 38m

★ 5.9

To look into his mask was to lose your soul.

Overview

Paris, 1830. In the heart of the town, Vidocq, a famous detective, disappears as he fights the Alchemist, an assassin that he has been pursuing for a few months. His young biographer, Etienne Boisset, decides to avenge Vidocq's death and takes the investigation on...

Genres

Fantasy

Action

Thriller

Crime

Science Fiction

Mystery

Production Companies

RF2K Productions

StudioCanal

TF1 Films Production

Lionsgate

Vidocq Trailers

Cast

Vidocq

Gérard Depardieu

Etienne Boisset

Guillaume Canet

Preah

Inés Sastre

Lautrennes

André Dussollier

Sylvia

Édith Scob

Nimier

Moussa Maaskri

Tauzet

Jean-Pierre Gos

Marine Lafitte

Isabelle Renauld

Belmont

Jean-Pol Dubois

Veraldi

André Penvern

Lafitte

Gilles Arbona

Leviner

Jean-Marc Thibault

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