Vidocq (1939 film)

{{Short description|1939 French historical crime film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Vidocq

| image = Vidocq (1939 film).jpg

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| director = Jacques Daroy

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| music = Marceau Van Hoorebecke

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| studio = Société de Production du Film Vidocq

| distributor = Les Films Agiman

| released = {{Film date|1939|03|18|df=yes}}

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

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Vidocq is a 1939 French historical crime film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring André Brulé, Nadine Vogel and René Ferté.Crisp p.38 The film is based on the memoirs of Eugène François Vidocq. Vidocq was a criminal in nineteenth century Paris who changed sides and became a leading detective. Illustrations created by Gaston Hoffman.

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Bibliography

  • Crisp, C.G. The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960. Indiana University Press, 1993.