Vidocq

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

Gérard Depardieu

as Vidocq

Guillaume Canet

as Etienne Boisset

Inés Sastre

as Preah

André Dussollier

as Lautrennes

Édith Scob

as Sylvia

Moussa Maaskri

as Nimier

Jean-Pierre Gos

as Tauzet

Isabelle Renauld

as Marine Lafitte

Jean-Pol Dubois

as Belmont

André Penvern

as Veraldi

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