Overview

François Vidocq has been sentenced to eight years' hard labor for a crime he didn't commit. Escaped with the help of his faithful friends Desfossés and Fil de fer, the convict is pursued by his lifelong enemy: the policeman Flambart. Between scams and disguises, Vidocq initially leads an undercover life in 19th-century Paris. Eventually, the two men team up to fight criminals... And Vidocq succumbs to Annette's charms.

Top Cast

Bernard Noël

François Vidocq

Geneviève Fontanel

Annette

Alain Mottet

Inspecteur Flambart

Jacques Seiler

Henri Desfossés

Marcel Charvey

Capitaine Thierry

Jacques Monod

le directeur de la prison

Pierre Tornade

Gontran Tornifon

Henri Crémieux

Le parrain d'Annette

Pierre Pernet

l'acrobate