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The underworld has surfaced... morePlot:
Paris. 1830. In the heart of the town, Vidocq, a famous detective, disappeared as he fights the Alchemist... more | add synopsisAwards:
7 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Disney To Roll Out Pearl Harbor Again This Week (From Studio Briefing. 28 August 2001)
French All-Digital Film To Beat Star Wars To Theaters (From Studio Briefing. 27 August 2001)
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Gerard Depardieu Meets The Phantom moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gérard Depardieu | ... | Vidocq |
 | Guillaume Canet | ... | Etienne Boisset |
| Inés Sastre | ... | Préah |
| André Dussollier | ... | Lautrennes |
| Edith 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 |
| Elsa Kikoïne | ... | La muette |
| Fred Ulysse | ... | Le vieux souffleur |
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Rated R for violence, sexual content, nudity and some drug material.Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
100 min | Finland:98 min | Canada:93 minCountry:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchColor:
Color (Duboicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Australia:MA | Netherlands:16 | USA:R | South Korea:18 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Norway:15 | Czech Republic:12 | Canada:A (Ontario)MOVIEmeter: 
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First feature film shot with the new Sony digital 1080p 24 fps cameras to reach the screen (a year before Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)). moreSoundtrack:
Concerto for mandolin RV 532: Andante moreFAQ
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VIDOCQ (3+ outta 5 stars) Visually impressive mystery/thriller taking place in France around the time of the French Revolution. Gerard Depardieu plays the title character, Vidocq, a brilliant criminologist who is on the trail of a mysterious caped villain who wears a mirrored mask. In the opening scene the villain knocks Vidocq into a fit of fire and a young journalist (Guillame Canet),who is writing a biography of Vidocq, traces the great detective's last steps to bring the mysterious caped figure to justice. So we get flashbacks to Vidocq's investigation inter-cut with the writer's search. Depardieu makes for an interesting hero... sort of a cross between Sherlock Holmes and a professional wrestler. (You rarely saw Holmes pick up a villain and hurl him across a room.) The computerized special effects look a lot better in this movie than they do in some bigger-budgeted Hollywood movies... the backgrounds all have a veneer of unreality about them and yet they are still convincing. The conclusion is not much of a surprise but the discovery of the villain's identity is still pretty satisfying.