Director: Pitof

Writers: Jean-Christophe Grangé; Pitof

Keywords: Action/Adventure, Thriller, Drama

French mystery film tells a fictionalized tale of famous 19th-century detective Eugène François Vidocq.

ABSTRACT
Criminal-turned-criminologist Eugène François Vidocq engages in a protracted fight with a long-standing foe named "the Alchemist"; he loses, falling to his presumed death in a fiery pit. Viewers follow biographer Etienne Boisset as he investigates the curious case of the Alchemist's identity, uncovering shocking truths about the nefarious character's apparent eternal youth as he discovers Vidocq's whereabouts and sets up a bizarre final twist.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Guillaume Canet	Actor	10-Apr-1973		Love Me If You Dare
Gerard Depardieu	Actor	27-Dec-1948		Cyrano de Bergerac
André Dussollier	Actor	17-Feb-1946		Tais-toi!

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