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Director:
Pitof
Writers:
François-Eugène Vidocq (memoirs)
Pitof (screenplay)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
19 September 2001 (Belgium) See more »
Genre:
Action | Crime | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
The underworld has surfaced... See more »
Plot:
Paris. 1830. In the heart of the town, Vidocq, a famous detective, disappeared as he fights the Alchemist... See more » | Full synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
7 wins & 2 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Granier in as Pathe unit head
 (From The Hollywood Reporter. 10 October 2002)
Disney To Roll Out Pearl Harbor Again This Week
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 28 August 2001)
French All-Digital Film To Beat Star Wars To Theaters
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 27 August 2001)
User Reviews:
Much better than I was expecting... See more (68 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Gérard Depardieu ... Vidocq

Guillaume Canet ... Etienne Boisset

Inés Sastre ... Préah

André Dussollier ... Lautrennes
Edith Scob ... Sylvia
Moussa Maaskri ... Nimier
Jean-Pierre Gos ... Tauzet
Isabelle Renauld ... Marine Lafitte
Jean-Pol Dubois ... Belmont

André Penvern ... Veraldi
Gilles Arbona ... Lafitte
Jean-Marc Thibault ... Leviner
François Chattot ... Froissard

Elsa Kikoïne ... La muette
Fred Ulysse ... Le vieux souffleur
Luc-Antoine Diquéro ... Le journaliste
Akonio Dolo ... Gandin
Nathalie Bécue ... La Matrone
Pierre Macherez ... Soldat Invalides (as Pierre Marcherez)
Michel Lefèvre ... Le cocher
Dominique Zardi ... Ouvrier souffleur
Cyril Casmèze
Juliette Degenne
Fanny Gilles
Barbara Kelsch (as Barbara Klesch)
Stéphanie Laurendeau
Jean-Pierre Marceau
Bernard Métreaux
Xavier Plutus

Karen Strassman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Noa Lindberg ... Une vierge (uncredited)
Eléonore Stern ... Une vierge (uncredited)
Céline Varin ... Une courtisane (uncredited)
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Directed by
Pitof 
 
Writing credits
François-Eugène Vidocq (memoirs)

Pitof (screenplay)

Jean-Christophe Grangé (screenplay)

Produced by
Dominique Farrugia .... producer
Olivier Granier .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Bruno Coulais 
 
Cinematography by
Jean-Pierre Sauvaire 
Jean-Claude Thibaut 
 
Film Editing by
Thierry Hoss 
 
Casting by
Brigitte Moidon 
 
Production Design by
Jean Rabasse 
 
Art Direction by
Hervé Gallet 
 
Set Decoration by
Fabien Belinguier 
Françoise Benoît-Fresco 
Jean Rabasse 
 
Costume Design by
Carine Sarfati 
 
Makeup Department
Frédérique Arguello .... hair stylist
Christophe Chabenet .... special makeup effects artist
Geraldine Garetier .... makeup artist
Denis Gastou .... key special effects makeup
Christophe Giraud .... makeup artist
Marie-Pierre Hattabi .... hair stylist
Frédéric Lainé .... special makeup effects artist
Kuno Schlegelmilch .... hair stylist
Kuno Schlegelmilch .... makeup artist
Jean-Christophe Spadaccini .... key special makeup effects
 
Production Management
Marc Cohen .... assistant unit manager
Sylvestre Guarino .... production manager
Arnaud Mathey-Dreyfus .... additional production manager assistant
Nicolas Ploux .... assistant production manager
Marion Transetti .... production supervisor
Philippe Tricard .... assistant unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sandra Dalle .... second assistant director
Matthieu de la Mortière .... second assistant director
Barbara Dupont .... third assistant director
Patricia Eberhard .... assistant director
Thierry Mauvoisin .... assistant director
Emmanuel Murat .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Philippe Auclaire .... construction manager
Yann Biquand .... second assistant decorator
Pierre Duboisberranger .... assistant art director
Virginie Hernvann .... assistant art director
Catherine Pierrat .... set dressing buyer
Thierry Poulet .... painter
Stéphane Richaud .... construction grip
Nathalie Roubaud .... assistant art director
Patricia Ruelle .... painter
Gilles Ségurel .... property master
Nicolas Vrancken .... carpenter
 
Sound Department
Vincent Arnardi .... sound re-recording mixer
Selim Azzazi .... sound editor
Christophe Colson .... sound designer
Edouard d'Heucqueville .... sound mix technician
Cedric Denooz .... sound designer
Michel Filippi .... adr supervisor
Laurent Kossayan .... sound designer
François Lepeuple .... foley artist
Guillaume Leriche .... foley editor
Guillaume Leriche .... sound re-recording mixer
Vincent Mauduit .... sound designer: alchimist moves
Brigitte Taillandier .... sound
Igor Thomas-Gerard .... dialogue editor
Jacques Thomas-Gérard .... sound mixer: adr
 
Special Effects by
Benoît Bechet .... effects trainee
Noel Chainbaux .... special effects assistant
Olivier Marais .... special effects
Jacques-Olivier Molon .... sculptor
Julien Poncet de la Grave .... special effects coordinator
 
Visual Effects by
Nicolas Aithadi .... digital artist: RF2K
Thierry Ardiller .... digital compositor
Jérôme Arthuis .... grading coordinator
Cyrille Bonjean .... digital effects artist
Gaëlle Bossis .... digital artist
Myriam Catrin .... digital artist
Bertrand Cordier .... lighting technical director: Mac Guff Ligne
Neal Dan .... roto artist
Stéphanie Dargent .... matte painter
Xavier de L'Hermuzière .... digital artist
Jerome Desvignes .... digital artist
Delphine Domer .... visual effects coordinator
Franck Dorat .... 3D supervisor
François Dupuy .... digital transfers
Jerome Fournier .... matte painting leader
Pascal Giroux .... visual effects supervisor
Raphael Hattab .... digital artist
Chia-Chi Hu .... digital color timer
Abdel Ali Kassou .... digital transfers
David Klett .... digital artist
Didier le Fouest .... colorist
Stéphanie Machuret .... senior digital compositor: Mac Guff Ligne
Frederic Medioni .... digital artist
Jean-Francois Michelas .... digital compositor
Didier Muenza .... technical artist
Dan Neal .... roto artist
Benoit Philippon .... digital effects artist
Olivier Poujaud .... 2D visual effects supervisor
Sebastien Rame .... digital compositor
Jean-Paul Rovela .... digital artist: RF2K
Simon Thomas .... digital effects artist
Salvador Zalvidea .... digital compositor
Veronique Zylberfain .... matte artist
 
Stunts
Affif Ben Badra .... stunts (as Afif Benbadra)
Daniel Breton .... stunts
William Cagnard .... stunts
Michel Carliez .... stunt coordinator
Gaëlle Cohen .... stunts
Gilles Conseil .... stunts
Yves Girard .... stunt double
Albert Goldberg .... stunts
Christian Hening .... stunts
Philippe Lazoore .... stunts
Patrick Médioni .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Alessandro Brambilla .... Steadicam operator
Alessandro Brambilla .... camera operator
David Campbell .... crane operator: Technocrane
Emmanuel de Fleury .... second assistant camera
Vladimir Duranovic .... grip
Vincent Gallot .... second assistant camera
Vincent Muller .... assistant camera
Vincent Muller .... focus puller
Lionel Perrin .... first assistant camera: extra unit
Lionel Perrin .... focus puller
Vincent Richard .... electrician
Jean-Claude Thibaut .... camera operator
 
Animation Department
Marc Caro .... character designer
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Janet Latimer .... costumer
Valérie Le Hello .... costumer
Michèle Pezzin .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Nicolas Criqui .... digital conformation
Catherine Macresy .... first assistant editor
Catherine Macresy .... on-line editor
Catherine Macresy .... post-production coordinator
Catherine Macresy .... supervising editor
Philippe Reinaudo .... digital intermediate technical director
Emmanuelle Zelez .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Bruno Coulais .... orchestrator
Clair Marlo .... song
 
Other crew
Alberto Abraham Amar .... production services manager
Ludovic Beurton .... assistant location manager
Christophe Chauveau .... location scout
Corinne Devaux .... choreographer
Marie-Noelle Hauville .... production accountant
Yann Megard .... assistant to art director
 
Thanks
Jean-Pierre Jeunet .... special thanks
Cyril Pichard .... thanks
 

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  • CNSO Studios  Czech National Symphony Orchestra, recording studio
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq" - USA (DVD title)
"Vidocq" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Vidocq" - Spain
"Vidocq ja neitsytmurhat" - Finland
"Vidocq, i maska tou tromou" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Vidocq: Muerte en París" - Argentina (imdb display title)
"Vidok" - Serbia
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, sexual content, nudity and some drug material
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
98 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Netherlands:16 | USA:R | Australia:MA | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Italy:VM14 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Norway:15 | Czech Republic:12 | Canada:A (Ontario)
Filming Locations:
Bordeaux, Gironde, FranceSee more »
Company:
RF2K ProductionsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The original on-spec screenplay by David Fakrikian featured Vidocq origin, adapted from the 1967 TV series by Georges Neveux and Marcel Bluwal. In the same manner as Batman Begins (2005), it showed how Vidocq became a cop, but was rejected when the producers failed to obtain the TV series rights.See more »
Movie Connections:
References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)See more »
Soundtrack:
Hope Vol. 2See more »

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15 out of 22 people found the following review useful.
Much better than I was expecting..., 16 December 2003
Author: o_cedar from Lyon, FRANCE

I really wasn't ready to enjoy "Vidocq" having heard a friend of mine telling me he felt like throwing up in the middle of the movie, due to the peculiar camera angles and motion. But having some time to lose while waking up in front of TV, why not take a look?

And I was really taken in that old-Paris atmosphere, which I found strangely bewitching... I did not find the special FX better than in other big budget movies, but "different", finally something original, kind of an nightmarish, apocalyptic surrounding... The storyline had some nice parts to it, but we could have had more. Depardieu was pretty good, Dussollier as well, as opposed to a dreadful Guillaume Canet...

Overall, an interesting movie, with pluses and minuses, I was glad to see it but I won't buy the DVD.... 6/10

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