Vidocq
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Vidocq

To look into his mask was to lose your soul.

6.0 / 10 2001 1h 38mR French
FantasyActionThrillerCrimeScience FictionMystery

Storyline

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...

Cast & Crew

Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu

Vidocq

Lead
Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet

Etienne Boisset

Inés Sastre

Inés Sastre

Preah

André Dussollier

André Dussollier

Lautrennes

Édith Scob

Édith Scob

Sylvia

Moussa Maaskri

Moussa Maaskri

Nimier

Jean-Pierre Gos

Jean-Pierre Gos

Tauzet

Isabelle Renauld

Isabelle Renauld

Marine Lafitte

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pitof's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Vidocq is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker