“To look into his mask was to lose your soul.”
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...
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Cast
18 people
Gérard Depardieu
Vidocq
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Dominique Zardi
Ouvrier souffleur
Elsa Kikoine
La muette
Guillaume Canet
Etienne Boisset
Known for
Love Me If You Dare
The Beach
Inés Sastre
Preah
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
André Dussollier
Lautrennes
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Tell No One
Édith Scob
Sylvia
Known for
Holy Motors
Eyes Without a Face
Moussa Maaskri
Nimier
Known for
Stillwater
Blood Coast
Jean-Pierre Gos
Tauzet
Known for
The Singer
The Ax
Isabelle Renauld
Marine Lafitte
Known for
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
Eternity and a Day
Jean-Pol Dubois
Belmont
Known for
Life and Nothing But
The Princess of Montpensier
André Penvern
Veraldi
Known for
Paulette
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Pitof Director · Jean-Christophe Grangé Screenplay Eugène-François Vidocq Author
Worldwide gross $13M · United States release January 2, 2007 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$13,240,767
Production
RF2K Productions
Production
StudioCanal
Production · Studio
TF1 Films Production
Production
Lionsgate
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Germany · September 18, 2001
Theatrical
France · September 19, 2001
Theatrical
United States · January 2, 2007
Theatrical
Belgium
September 19, 2001 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 29, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
April 12, 2002 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 19, 2001 · Theatrical
Russia
February 12, 2017 · Theatrical · «Central Partnership»
Spain
January 25, 2002 · Theatrical
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