
Vidocq
1967-01-07 · 25 min / episode · ★ 9.0
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.
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- Creators
- Marcel Bluwal, Claude Loursais, Georges Neveux
- Production companies
- Gaumont Télévision, Télévision Internationale 66
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Ended
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Bernard NoëlFrançois Vidocq
Alain MottetInspecteur Flambart
Jacques SeilerHenri Desfossés
Marcel CharveyCapitaine Thierry
Jacques Monodle directeur de la prison
Pierre TornadeGontran Tornifon
Henri CrémieuxLe parrain d'Annette
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