La Jeunesse de Vidocq ou Comment on devient policier
Crime · History
Overview
This film recounts an episode in Eugène François Vidocq's life and the events that led him to escape from the Brest penal colony disguised in a uniform.
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Harry Baur
Harry Baur
Vidocq
Harry Baur
Vidocq
Paul Landrin
Paul Landrin
Paul Landrin


Lucien Callamand
Lucien Callamand
Lucien Callamand


Andrée Marly
Andrée Marly
Andrée Marly
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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.

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.















