Under the reign of Napoleon, François Vidocq, the only man to have escaped from the country's biggest prisons, is a legend of Parisian lowlife. Left for dead after his last spectacular escape, the ex-convict lies low, hiding in the guise of a simple trader. His past catches up with him, however, and, after being accused of a murder he did not commit, he offers a deal to the chief of security: he will join the police to fight the underworld, in exchange for his freedom. Despite exceptional results, he provokes the hostility of his fellow police officers and the fury of the crime magnates who put a price on his head ...
Drama
1h 50min
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FR
Under the reign of Napoleon, François Vidocq, the only man to have escaped from the country's biggest prisons, is a legend of Parisian lowlife. Left for dead after his last spectacular escape, the ex-convict lies low, hiding in the guise of a simple trader. His past catches up with him, however, and, after being accused of a murder he did not commit, he offers a deal to the chief of security: he will join the police to fight the underworld, in exchange for his freedom. Despite exceptional results, he provokes the hostility of his fellow police officers and the fury of the crime magnates who put a price on his head ...