Vidocq (1939)
1h 45m
Running Time
March 18, 1939Release Date
Plot.
A film based upon the life of Vidocq, the famous adventurer, who, after numerous prison escapes ceased being a crook, a thief and a counterfeiter, and was employed by Pasquier’s government’istry as director of the crime-fighting Sûreté Nationale.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
André Brulé
Vidocq
Nadine Vogel
Annette
René Ferté
Salembier
Jean Worms
Le préfet Henry
Henri Bosc
Chevalier
Maurice Lagrenée
Saint-Germain
Rognoni
Actor
Alexandre Mihalesco
Actor
Georges Paulais
Actor
Jeanne Lion
Actress
Jeanne Lion
Actress
Jacques Daroy
Director
Gilles Dartevelle
Writer
Eugène-François Vidocq
Writer
Marceau Van Hoorebecke
Composer
Pierre Clarel
Convict
Pierre Montazel
Cinematographer
Nikolai Toporkoff
Cinematographer
Jean Brochard
Fanfan, the repentant convict
Eliane Pascal
Adèle
Jean Bouzanquet
(uncredited)
Paul Faivre
(uncredited)
Renée Guérin
(uncredited)
Marcel Pérès
(uncredited)
Details.
Wiki.
Vidocq is a 1939 French historical crime film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring André Brulé, Nadine Vogel and René Ferté. The film is based on the memoirs of Eugène François Vidocq. Vidocq was a criminal in nineteenth century Paris who changed sides and became a leading detective. Illustrations created by Gaston Hoffman.