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Eugène-François Vidocq (French: [øʒɛn fʁɑ̃nswa vidɔk]; 24 July 1775 – 11 May 1857) was a French criminal turned criminalist, whose life story inspired several writers, including Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and Honoré de Balzac.
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Sep 19, 2001 · Vidocq: Directed by Pitof. With Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, Inés Sastre, André Dussollier. Paris, 1830: Vidocq is killed by a mirror masked man. A thief turned investigator, he was working on a case of men killed by lightning. His biographer tries to solve the case.
Eugène François Vidocq, né le 24 juillet 1775 à Arras 1 et mort le 11 mai 1857 2 à Paris, était un aventurier français, successivement délinquant, bagnard, indicateur puis policier et enfin détective privé .
Vidocq (North American DVD title: Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq) is a 2001 mystery film, directed by Pitof, starring Gérard Depardieu as historical figure Eugène François Vidocq pursuing a supernatural serial killer.
May 29, 2021 · The world's first private investigator, criminal-turned-cop Eugène-François Vidocq changed the Parisian Police in the 19th century. He founded the first undercover detective agency in France — which employed only ex-cons like him.
Nov 17, 2013 · Vidocq, 2001, trailer movie starring Gérard Depardieu as Vidocq IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164961/ ...more.
May 9, 2024 · François Vidocq (born July 24, 1775, Arras, Fr.—died May 11, 1857, Paris) was an adventurer and detective who helped create the police de sûreté (“security police”) in France. A venturesome, sometimes rash youth, Vidocq had bright beginnings in the army, fighting in the Battles of Valmy and Jemappes in 1792.
The Vidocq Society was born, named for Eugène François Vidocq (1775-1857), the criminal-turned-detective who founded the French Sûreté and is considered to have been the first modern detective. The first meeting took place at the old Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Dec 19, 2018 · The Emperor of Paris: Directed by Jean-François Richet. With Vincent Cassel, Patrick Chesnais, August Diehl, Olga Kurylenko. Vidocq escapes captivity in 1805; years later he's a fabric merchant in Paris under an alias. He makes a deal of amnesty for catching criminals.
