Vidocq

Vidocq

2001

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...

The Emperor of Paris

2018

Paris, France, early 19th century. The legendary convict François Vidocq lives in disguise trying to escape from a tragic past that torments him. When, after an unfortunate event, he crosses paths with the police chief, he makes a bold decision that will turn the ruthless mastermind of the Parisian underworld against him.

Vidocq

1939

A film based upon the life of Vidocq, the famous adventurer, who, after numerous prison escapes ceased being a crook, a thief and a counterfeiter, and was employed by Pasquier’s government’istry as director of the crime-fighting Sûreté Nationale.

La Jeunesse de Vidocq ou Comment on devient policier

1909

This film recounts an episode in Eugène François Vidocq's life and the events that led him to escape from the Brest penal colony disguised in a uniform.

Vidocq: Le Masque et la Plume

2010

A Scandal in Paris

1946

A smooth-talking French thief wangles his way into an important position as prefect of police.

L'Évasion de Vidocq

1910