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He was the founder and first director of France's first criminal investigative agency, the Sûreté Nationale, as well as the head of the first known private detective agency. Vidocq is considered to be the father of modern criminology [1] [2] and of the French national police force. [3]
Vidocq (North American DVD title: Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq) is a 2001 mystery film, directed by Pitof, starring Gérard Depardieu as historical figure Eugène François Vidocq pursuing a supernatural serial killer.
May 9, 2024 · François Vidocq (born July 24, 1775, Arras, Fr.—died May 11, 1857, Paris) was an adventurer and detective who helped create the police de sûreté (“security police”) in France. A venturesome, sometimes rash youth, Vidocq had bright beginnings in the army, fighting in the Battles of Valmy and Jemappes in 1792.
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The Vidocq Society is a group of forensic experts and investigators who work on unsolved cold case homicides. They are named after Eugène François Vidocq, a 18th century French criminal-turned-detective who founded the Sûreté and influenced many writers.
Sep 19, 2001 · Based on the novel by Jean-Christophe Grangé, Vidocq is a movie about a legendary detective who fights an alchemist in 1830s Paris. Starring Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet and Inés Sastre, the film features spectacular visual effects and a thrilling plot.
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- Action, Crime, Fantasy
- Pitof
- 2001-09-19
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Nov 17, 2013 · Vidocq, 2001, trailer movie starring Gérard Depardieu as Vidocq IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164961/.
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