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The Emperor of Paris
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Wikipedia article
'The Emperor of Paris' is a 2018 French historical drama film directed by Jean-Franois Richet and written by ric Besnard and Richet.
Plot
The film is about an ex-con turned police officer. Under the reign of Napoleon, Francois Vidocq cuts a notorious figure in the Parisian underworld - he is the only man to have escaped the country's most terrifying penal colonies. However, some years later, he switched sides and gets hired as a detective on French police. He founded his own police team and became one of the greatest detectives of all times. However, his dark past still follows him...
Cast
* Vincent Cassel as Eugne-Franois Vidocq
* Freya Mavor as Annette
* Denis Mnochet as Dubillard
* August Diehl as Nathanael de Wenger
* James Thierre as Duke of Neufchteau
* Patrick Chesnais as M. Henry
* Olga Kurylenko as Baroness Roxane of Giverny
* Fabrice Luchini as Joseph Fouch
* Denis Lavant as Maillard
* Jrme Pouly as Courtaux
* Antoine Basler as Perrin
Release
The film premiered at the Arras Film Festival on 3 November 2018. It was later released in France and Belgium on 19 December 2018, followed by other countries on later dates.
References
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