Vidocq
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Overview
A film based upon the life of Vidocq, the famous adventurer, who, after numerous prison escapes ceased being a crook, a thief and a counterfeiter, and was employed by Pasquier’s government’istry as director of the crime-fighting Sûreté Nationale.
Release Date
1939-03-18
Average
7
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
Français
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