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Eugène-François Vidocq ( French: [øʒɛn fʁɑ̃nswa vidɔk]; 24 July 1775 – 11 May 1857) was a French criminal turned criminalist, whose life story inspired several writers, including Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and Honoré de Balzac.
Nov 17, 2013 · Vidocq, 2001, trailer movie starring Gérard Depardieu as Vidocq IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164961/.
May 29, 2021 · The world's first private investigator, criminal-turned-cop Eugène-François Vidocq changed the Parisian Police in the 19th century. He founded the first undercover detective agency in France — which employed only ex-cons like him.
Vidocq (North American DVD title: Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq) is a 2001 mystery film, directed by Pitof, starring Gérard Depardieu as historical figure Eugène François Vidocq pursuing a supernatural serial killer.
Sep 19, 2001 · Vidocq: Directed by Pitof. With Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, Inés Sastre, André Dussollier. Paris, 1830: Vidocq is killed by a mirror masked man. A thief turned investigator, he was working on a case of men killed by lightning. His biographer tries to solve the case.
May 9, 2024 · François Vidocq was an adventurer and detective who helped create the police de sûreté (“security police”) in France. A venturesome, sometimes rash youth, Vidocq had bright beginnings in the army, fighting in the Battles of Valmy and Jemappes in 1792.
Eugene Francois Vidocq, was alternately a criminal, the head of the French Secret Police, a failed entrepreneur, and a private detective.
