The Emperor of Paris (2018)

Name: The Emperor of Paris
Released: 2018
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Patrick Chesnais, August Diehl, Olga Kurylenko, Denis Lavant

• Movies, Crime, Drama, Thriller

• 121 min

6.3

Fugitive. Detective. Legend.

Directed by: Jean-François Richet
Casting: Vincent Cassel, Patrick Chesnais, August Diehl, Olga Kurylenko, Denis Lavant, Freya Mavor, Denis Ménochet, Jérôme Pouly, James Thierrée, Fabrice Luchini, Fayçal Safi, Antoine Lelandais, Frédéric Fix, Némo Schiffman, Lucien Belvès, Maxime Lefrançois, Antoine Basler, Fabien Orcier, Jérôme Cachon, Régis Maynard, Anne Seiller, Hervé Masquelier, Philippe Mamolo, Michael Perez, Solène Delannoy, Thierry Nenez, Rémy Giordano, Franck Mercadal, Vincent Haquin, Patrick Médioni, Nicolas de Lavergne, Emmanuel Brochet, Hervé Falloux, Pascal Loison, Maxime Motte, Philippe Beautier, Manuel Guillot, Richard Sammut, Jean-Michel Vovk, Xavier Pottier, Olivier Peynot, Marie Utreh, Mark Schneider, Jean-François Richet
Countries: Belgium, France
Premiere: 2018-12-19
Status: Released

Tags: paris, france, based on true story, historical figure, escaped convict, historical fiction, criminal underworld, criminal mastermind, napoleonic wars, curious, 19th century, zealous, reformed criminal, toulon, france, whimsical, ambiguous, antagonistic, straightforward, sympathetic, vibrant

Paris, France, early 19th century. The legendary convict François Vidocq lives in disguise trying to escape from a tragic past that torments him. When, after an unfortunate event, he crosses paths with the police chief, he makes a bold decision that will turn the ruthless mastermind of the Parisian underworld against him.