Vidocq

Vidocq

Vidocq

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Vidocq

"To look into his mask was to lose your soul."

2001

1h 38m

5.9(556 votes)

Fantasy

Action

Thriller

Crime

Science Fiction

Mystery

Overview

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...

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StudioCanal

TF1 Films Production

Lionsgate

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

Gérard Depardieu

Vidocq

Gérard Depardieu

Acting

Guillaume Canet

Etienne Boisset

Guillaume Canet

Acting

Inés Sastre

Preah

Inés Sastre

Acting

André Dussollier

Lautrennes

André Dussollier

Acting

Édith Scob

Sylvia

Édith Scob

Acting

Moussa Maaskri

Nimier

Moussa Maaskri

Acting

Jean-Pierre Gos

Tauzet

Jean-Pierre Gos

Acting

Isabelle Renauld

Marine Lafitte

Isabelle Renauld

Acting

Jean-Pol Dubois

Belmont

Jean-Pol Dubois

Acting

André Penvern

Veraldi

André Penvern

Acting

Gilles Arbona

Lafitte

Gilles Arbona

Acting

Jean-Marc Thibault

Leviner

Jean-Marc Thibault

Acting

François Chattot

Froissard

François Chattot

Acting

Fred Ulysse

Le vieux souffleur

Fred Ulysse

Acting

Elsa Kikoïne

La muette

Elsa Kikoïne

Acting

Noa Lindberg

Virgin

Noa Lindberg

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