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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.
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.
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.
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The Vidocq Society is a group of forensic experts and investigators who work on unsolved cold case homicides. They are named after Eugène François Vidocq, a 18th century French criminal-turned-detective who founded the Sûreté and influenced many writers.
Sep 19, 2001 · Based on the novel by Jean-Christophe Grangé, Vidocq is a movie about a legendary detective who fights an alchemist in 1830s Paris. Starring Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet and Inés Sastre, the film features spectacular visual effects and a thrilling plot.
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- 2001-09-19
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.
Nov 17, 2013 · Vidocq, 2001, trailer movie starring Gérard Depardieu as Vidocq IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164961/.
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