Vidocq (1939)

Director: Jacques Daroy

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.

Cast

André Brulé

Vidocq

Nadine Vogel

Annette

René Ferté

Salembier

Jean Worms

Prefect Henry

Henri Bosc

Chevalier

Maurice Lagrenée

Saint-Germain

Rognoni

Alexandre Mihalesco

Georges Paulais

Jeanne Lion