“Fugitive. Detective. Legend.”
The Emperor of Paris
6.3
528 votes·2018
·2h 1m
·MovieDramaCrimeThriller
Overview
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.
Keywords
paris, francebased on true storyhistorical figureescaped convicthistorical fictioncriminal underworldcriminal mastermindnapoleonic warscurious19th centuryzealousreformed criminal
Cast
Vincent Cassel
Vidocq
Patrick Chesnais
Henry
August Diehl
Nathanaël
Olga Kurylenko
The Baroness
Denis Lavant
Maillard
Freya Mavor
Annette
Denis Ménochet
Dubillard
Jérôme Pouly
Courtaud
James Thierrée
The Duke
Fabrice Luchini
Fouché
Fayçal Safi
Mehmet
Antoine Lelandais
'Fleur d'Épine'
Frédéric Fix
Pelissier
Némo Schiffman
Charles
Lucien Belvès
Poitou
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