Under the reign of Napoleon, François Vidocq, the only man who escaped from the greatest penal colony of the country, is a legend of the low-Parisian fund. Left for dead after his last ...
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| Vincent Cassel | ... | François Vidocq | |
| Patrick Chesnais | ... | Henry | |
| August Diehl | ... | Nathanaël | |
| Olga Kurylenko | ... | La Baronne | |
| Denis Lavant | ... | Maillard | |
| Freya Mavor | ... | Annette | |
| Denis Ménochet | ... | Dubillard | |
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Jérôme Pouly | ... | Courtaud (as Jérôme Pouly de la Comédie Française) |
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James Thierrée | ... | Le duc |
| Fabrice Luchini | ... | Fouché | |
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Fayçal Safi | ... | Mehmet |
| Antoine Lelandais | ... | Fleur d'Epine | |
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Frédéric Fix | ... | Pélissier |
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Némo Schiffman | ... | Charles |
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Lucien Belvès | ... | Poitou |
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Under the reign of Napoleon, François Vidocq, the only man who escaped from the greatest penal colony of the country, is a legend of the low-Parisian fund. Left for dead after his last spectacular escape, the ex-penal colony prisoner tries to make him forget under the traits of a single trader. Written by Hugo Van Herpe
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19 December 2018 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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On November 3, 2018, a world premiere took place at the Arras Film Festival 2018, in the hometown of Vidocq, in the presence of Vincent Cassel and Jean-François Richet. On this occasion, the municipality of Arras inaugurates a street "Eugène-François Vidocq", the plaque being unveiled by Vincent Cassel himself. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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It was quite hard to watch it till the end. All decorations, costumes, details are magnificent. But that's all. Characters are dull, acting is lifeless. Better watch Vidocq (2001) one more time.