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Vidocq

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Gérard Depardieu in Vidocq (2001)
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Paris, 1830: Vidocq is killed by a mirror masked man. A thief turned investigator, he was working on a case of men killed by lightning. His biographer tries to solve the case.Paris, 1830: Vidocq is killed by a mirror masked man. A thief turned investigator, he was working on a case of men killed by lightning. His biographer tries to solve the case.Paris, 1830: Vidocq is killed by a mirror masked man. A thief turned investigator, he was working on a case of men killed by lightning. His biographer tries to solve the case.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
22K
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POPULARITY
20,342
72
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    • Director
      • Pitof
    • Writers
      • Eugène-François Vidocq(memoirs)
      • Pitof(screenplay)
      • Jean-Christophe Grangé(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Gérard Depardieu
      • Guillaume Canet
      • Inés Sastre
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Pitof
    • Writers
      • Eugène-François Vidocq(memoirs)
      • Pitof(screenplay)
      • Jean-Christophe Grangé(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Gérard Depardieu
      • Guillaume Canet
      • Inés Sastre
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 77User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq
    Trailer 1:04
    Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq

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    Gilles Arbona and Isabelle Renauld in Vidocq (2001)
    Gérard Depardieu in Vidocq (2001)
    Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, André Dussollier, and Inés Sastre in Vidocq (2001)
    Gérard Depardieu in Vidocq (2001)
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    Gérard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Gos, and Moussa Maaskri in Vidocq (2001)
    Gérard Depardieu in Vidocq (2001)
    Gérard Depardieu in Vidocq (2001)
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    Gérard Depardieu in Vidocq (2001)
    Gilles Arbona and Isabelle Renauld in Vidocq (2001)
    Inés Sastre in Vidocq (2001)

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    Gérard Depardieu
    Gérard Depardieu
    • Vidocq
    Guillaume Canet
    Guillaume Canet
    • Etienne Boisset
    Inés Sastre
    Inés Sastre
    • Préah
    André Dussollier
    André Dussollier
    • Lautrennes
    Edith Scob
    Edith Scob
    • Sylvia
    Moussa Maaskri
    Moussa Maaskri
    • Nimier
    Jean-Pierre Gos
    Jean-Pierre Gos
    • Tauzet
    Isabelle Renauld
    Isabelle Renauld
    • Marine Lafitte
    Jean-Pol Dubois
    • Belmont
    André Penvern
    • Veraldi
    Gilles Arbona
    • Lafitte
    Jean-Marc Thibault
    Jean-Marc Thibault
    • Leviner
    François Chattot
    • Froissard
    Elsa Kikoïne
    Elsa Kikoïne
    • La muette
    Fred Ulysse
    • Le vieux souffleur
    Luc-Antoine Diquéro
    • Le journaliste
    Akonio Dolo
    • Gandin
    Nathalie Bécue
    • La Matrone
    • Director
      • Pitof
    • Writers
      • Eugène-François Vidocq(memoirs)
      • Pitof(screenplay)
      • Jean-Christophe Grangé(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      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)).
    • Connections
      Featured in Cinematic Excrement: 2nd Look: Catwoman (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Hope Vol. 2
      Written by Matthias Sayer, J. Collier, Eicca Toppinen (as E. Toppinen)

      Performed by Apocalyptica feat. Matthias Sayer

      Courtesy of Universal Music Projects Spéciaux, BMG Music Vision

    User reviews77

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    Top review
    7/10
    First feature shot with Hi-Def cameras
    If you are looking for a great story, look elsewhere, as this has just the thinnest of story to accompany fantastic visuals.

    The is the first feature-length film worldwide to be shot with hi-def cameras. It is a visual stunner with visual effects by Pascal Giroux (The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc). The film itself is fast, due to the frantic editing, and sometimes hard to follow, but a treat to experience 1830s Paris with opium dens, drugged virgins piled on top of one another, and offices and laboratories of a scale and complexity that boggle the imagination.

    It is based upon a true French detective, who was the model for more famous detectives, and involves the hunt for a masked martial arts master that apparently sucks in the souls of it's victims. The is, apparently, basis for this type of monster in Japanese folklore.

    The ending is just incredible and, like the entire film, a visual treat, but the story will leave you unsatisfied.
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    • Mar 22, 2008

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 2001 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq
    • Filming locations
      • Bordeaux, Gironde, France
    • Production companies
      • RF2K Productions
      • StudioCanal
      • TF1 Films Production
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • FRF 152,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,240,767
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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