Vidocq

Nan
1h 38m
2001
5.939 /10 (543)

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...

Country : France
Languages : Français
Released Date: 2001-09-18

Top Billed Cast

Gérard Depardieu

Vidocq

Guillaume Canet

Etienne Boisset

Inés Sastre

Preah

André Dussollier

Lautrennes

Édith Scob

Sylvia

Moussa Maaskri

Nimier

Jean-Pierre Gos

Tauzet

Isabelle Renauld

Marine Lafitte

Jean-Pol Dubois

Belmont

André Penvern

Veraldi

Gilles Arbona

Lafitte

Jean-Marc Thibault

Leviner

François Chattot

Froissard

Fred Ulysse

Le vieux souffleur

Elsa Kikoïne

La muette

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