Vidocq (1939 film)
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Vidocq | |
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Directed by | Jacques Daroy |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | |
Music by | Marceau Van Hoorebecke |
Production company | Société de Production du Film Vidocq |
Distributed by | Les Films Agiman |
Release date | 18 March 1939 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Vidocq is a 1939 French historical crime film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring André Brule, and René Ferté.[1] 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.
Cast[]
- André Brulé as Vidocq
- as Annette
- René Ferté as Salembier
- Jean Worms as Henry, the prefect of police
- as Chevalier
- Maurice Lagrenée as Saint-Germain
- Rognoni
- Alexandre Mihalesco
- Georges Paulais
- Jeanne Lion
- Monette Dinay
- Roger Legris
- Anthony Gildès
- as Un bagnard
- Paul Demange
- Daniel Clérice
- Max Dalban
- Jean Brochard as Fanfan, the repentant criminal
- as Adèle
- Paul Faivre
- Marcel Pérès
See also[]
- A Scandal in Paris (1946)
- Vidocq (2001)
- The Emperor of Paris (2018)
References[]
- ^ Crisp p.38
Bibliography[]
- Crisp, C.G. The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960. Indiana University Press, 1993.
External links[]
Categories:
- French-language films
- 1939 films
- French films
- French crime films
- French historical films
- 1939 crime films
- 1930s historical films
- Films directed by Jacques Daroy
- Films set in Paris
- Films set in the 19th century
- Cultural depictions of Eugène François Vidocq
- 1930s French film stubs
- Historical film stubs
- French black-and-white films