Movie: La Jeunesse de Vidocq ou Comment on devient policier

Top 4 Billed Cast

Harry Baur
Harry Baur

Vidocq

Paul Landrin
Paul Landrin

Lucien Callamand
Lucien Callamand

Andrée Marly
Andrée Marly

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    This film recounts an episode in Eugène François Vidocq's life and the events that led him to escape from the Brest penal colony disguised in a uniform.

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    1909-08-13

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