Movies and TvShows featuring "vidocq" theme.

In 19th-century Paris, detective Vidocq uses his supernatural powers to investigate a series of murders. As he delves deeper, he uncovers a conspiracy involving immortality, virginity, and alchemy. With the help of a brothel prostitute and an alchemist, Vidocq must solve the mystery before more innocent lives are lost.

A Scandal in Paris is a movie set in 18th century Paris, where a master thief named Eugene Francois Vidocq becomes involved in a web of deception, scandal, and crime. He uses his skills to navigate through various schemes, deceit, and blackmail as he tries to outsmart his enemies and stay ahead of the law. Along the way, he encounters love, jealousy, and danger, making for a thrilling and captivating story.

A film based upon the life of Vidocq, the famous adventurer, who, after numerous prison escapes ceased being a crook, a thief and a counterfeiter, and was employed by Pasquier’s government’istry as director of the crime-fighting Sûreté Nationale.

Elisabeth D'Anthar cheats on her husband François with Simon De Chabre. François, who suspects something, surprises his rival and wounds him. Elisabeth 's sister, to save the situation, claims that Simon is actually in love with her and came to see her. They have to get engaged and Simon breaks up with his lover. But Elisabeth is not prepared to accept it, and she becomes the head of a gang of "drivers" in order to kidnap her husband. Famous Vidocq intervenes.

François Vidocq has deserted to go back to his wife and kids, so he becomes a thief. Unfortunately, he finds she had become Manon-la-blonde, mistress of a rich man named Ouvrard, and his children have disappeared. He offers his services to the chief of intelligence service and begins a fight against the Aristo, chief of the gang of the children of the sun. After a few years, he dismantles the gang, and finds both his sons. One has become a blackguard, the other a famous organist who is about to be knighted and will soon get married to his beloved.