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A Scandal in Paris is a 1946 American biographical film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring George Sanders, Signe Hasso and Carole Landis. It loosely depicts the life of Eugène François Vidocq, a French criminal who reformed and became a famous French Prefect of Police during the Napoleonic era .
A Scandal in Paris: Directed by Douglas Sirk. With George Sanders, Signe Hasso, Carole Landis, Akim Tamiroff. Born in a French prison in 1775, François Eugène Vidocq becomes a professional thief and is later appointed chief of Parisian police.
Oct 10, 2020 · Title: A Scandal in Paris. Summary: Born in a French prison in 1775, François Eugène Vidocq becomes a professional thief and is later appointed chief of Parisian police. Directed by: Douglas Sirk. Actors: George Sanders, Signe Hasso, Carole Landis.
In 1805 Paris, petty criminal and lothario Eugene-Francois Vidocq (George Sanders) and his cellmate escape from prison.
A Scandal in Paris. 1946 · 1 hr 40 min. TV-PG. Drama · Crime · Romance. A clever criminal climbs the ranks of early 1800’s French society with only a charming young lady standing in the way of the heist of his career. Subtitles: English.
A Scandal in Paris. 1946 · 1 hr 41 min. TV-PG. Drama · Crime · Biography. Born in a French prison in 1775, François Eugène Vidocq becomes a thief who cons his way into the Paris police chief appointment to rob the city bank.
The autobiography of elegant criminal, François Eugène Vidocq, from his birth in a French jail in 1775 to his appointment as chief of police of Paris where he intends to rob the city bank.
In 1805 Paris, petty criminal and lothario Eugene-Francois Vidocq (George Sanders) and his cellmate escape from prison. Pretending to be soldiers, they travel to Marseilles where attractive young...
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A Scandal in Paris ranks among Sirk's most ironic and complex films, recognized now as a positive trait, but in 1946 the film did not make much of a dent with audiences or critics. The New York Times called it a "pedestrian adventure" with a "trite and static script."
In 1805, twenty-nine-year-old Eugene-François Vidocq is serving time in jail after a life of petty crimes and romantic conquests. After Vidocq and his cellmate, Emile Vernet, escape from jail, they take refuge with Emile's family in Paris. Later, posing as soldiers in Napoleon's army, the men leave for Marseilles.
