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The Emperor of Paris (2018)

L'Empereur de Paris (original title)
| Adventure, History | 19 December 2018 (France)
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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 ... See full summary »

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Jean-François Richet

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Éric Besnard (adaptation), Éric Besnard (dialogue) | 3 more credits »

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Olga Kurylenko, Vincent Cassel, Freya Mavor | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Olga Kurylenko ... La Baronne
Vincent Cassel ... François Vidocq
Freya Mavor ... Annette
August Diehl ... Nathanaël
Denis Ménochet ... Dubillard
Denis Lavant ... Maillard
Fabrice Luchini ... Fouché
James Thierrée James Thierrée ... Le duc
Patrick Chesnais ... Henry
Antoine Lelandais ... Fleur d'Epine
William Sciortino ... Bagnard
Némo Schiffman Némo Schiffman ... Charles
Antoine Basler Antoine Basler ... Perrin
Greg Justin Costecalde ... Tueur
Jérôme Pouly Jérôme Pouly ... Courtaud (as Jérôme Pouly de la Comédie Française)
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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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location in title | city name in title | based on real person | 19th century | year 1805 | See All (26) »

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Adventure | History

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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

19 December 2018 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

The Emperor of Paris See more »

Filming Locations:

Base 217, Brétigny-sur-Orge, Essonne, France See more »

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Production Co:

Mandarin Films, Gaumont, France 2 Cinéma See more »
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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

-This is not the first time that Vincent Cassel slips into the shoes of a famous historical figure. He had played the artist Paul Gauguin (Gauguin - Voyage de Tahiti, 2017), the Austrian doctor Otto Gross (A Dangerous Method, 2011), the famous French gangster Jacques Mesrine (Mesrine: The Instinct of Death and Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1) and the knight, lord and serial killer Gilles de Rais (Joan of Arc, 1999). See more »

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Te Deum
Music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
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Worst movie ever
29 December 2018 | by mateeszter – See all my reviews

I'm writting this review literary in the cinema, because i cannot watch this movie any longer. Don't waste your money and time on this!
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