Overview

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

Vidocq

Guillaume Canet

Etienne Boisset

Inés Sastre

Preah

André Dussollier

Lautrennes

Édith Scob

Sylvia

Moussa Maaskri

Nimier

Jean-Pierre Gos

Tauzet

Isabelle Renauld

Marine Lafitte

Jean-Pol Dubois

Belmont

André Penvern

Veraldi

Gilles Arbona

Lafitte

Jean-Marc Thibault

Leviner