- Drama, Crime, Thriller
- 121 min
Rotten Tomatoes70%IMDb6.3
Fugitive. Detective. Legend.
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.
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Mar 20256/10
“Vidocq” (Vincent Cassel) is thriving amidst the underworld of Napoleonic France but having been wrongly convicted of murder and escaped from captivity, is keen to go straight and earn an amnesty from the government. That might be possible, but for that to happen he is going to have to co-operate with the embryonic Sûreté and help track down some insurgents. Needless to say, when rumours start to flow that he has turned his coat, the fraternity that was once his safe source of his anonymity now starts to make his life even more dangerous than his new task. Historically, this has it’s roots in an actual man who was instrumental in setting up a French national police force, but as this goes, we are presented with a great looking drama that’s really lacking in depth or characterisation. Save for a few potent appearances from Fabrice Luchini as the cynically duplicitous minister Fouché, the underused but still useful August Diehl’s duplicitous Nathanaël and an enthusiastic effort from James Thiérrée as the dashing, cavalier-like Duc de Neufchâteau it’s all a rather pedestrian affair that seems to imbue Vidocq with a certain degree of implausible immortality. Perhaps it is just simply t
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Cast
- Vincent CasselVidocq
- Patrick ChesnaisHenry
- August DiehlNathanaël
- Olga KurylenkoThe Baroness
- Denis LavantMaillard
- Freya MavorAnnette
- Denis MénochetDubillard
- Jérôme PoulyCourtaud
- James ThierréeThe Duke
- Fabrice LuchiniFouché
Crew
- Jean-François RichetDirector
- Éric BesnardScreenplay
- Manuel DacosseDirector of Photography
- Marco BeltramiOriginal Music Composer
- Marcus TrumppOriginal Music Composer
- Hervé SchneidEditor
- Eric AltmayerProducer
- Nicolas AltmayerProducer
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