“Fugitive. Detective. Legend.”
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.
Directed by Jean-François Richet
Written by Éric Besnard, Jean-François Richet
Produced by Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
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Themes & Keywords
paris, francebased on true storyhistorical figureescaped convicthistorical fictioncriminal underworldcriminal mastermindnapoleonic warscurious19th centuryzealousreformed criminaltoulon, francewhimsicalambiguousantagonisticstraightforwardsympatheticvibrant
About The Emperor of Paris
The Emperor of Paris is a drama, crime, thriller film released in 2018 exploring themes of paris, france, based on true story, historical figure, escaped convict, historical fiction, criminal underworld. Directed by Jean-François Richet, it stars Vincent Cassel, Patrick Chesnais, August Diehl. 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.