Paris, 1830. In the heart of the town, Vidocq, a famous detective, disappears as he fights the Alchemist, an assassin that he has been pursuing for a few months. His young biographer, Etienne Boisset, decides to avenge Vidocq's death and takes the investigation on...
Gérard Depardieu
as Vidocq
Guillaume Canet
as Etienne Boisset
Inés Sastre
as Preah
André Dussollier
as Lautrennes
Édith Scob
as Sylvia
Moussa Maaskri
as Nimier
Jean-Pierre Gos
as Tauzet
Isabelle Renauld
as Marine Lafitte
Jean-Pol Dubois
as Belmont
André Penvern
as Veraldi
Gilles Arbona
as Lafitte
Jean-Marc Thibault
as Leviner
