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Vidocq (19-Sep-2001)

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.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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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