Vidocq (2001)

Director: Pitof
Cast: André Dussollier, Edith Scob, Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, Inés Sastre, Isabelle Renauld, Jean-Pierre Gos, Moussa Maaskri

Synopsis:

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…