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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 29, 2021 · Learn about the remarkable life of Vidocq, a former criminal who became a police pioneer and inspired Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. Discover how he escaped from prison, infiltrated gangs, and invented modern detective work.
Sep 19, 2001 · Vidocq: Directed by Pitof. With Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, Inés Sastre, André Dussollier. Paris, 1830: Vidocq is killed by a mirror masked man. A thief turned investigator, he was working on a case of men killed by lightning. His biographer tries to solve the case.
Jul 20, 1998 · François Vidocq 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.
Dec 19, 2018 · A French film based on the true story of François Vidocq, a legendary criminal and detective who escaped from prison and became a fabric merchant in Paris. He forms a team of ex-cons to catch or kill criminals and faces a rival duke.
Eugene Francois Vidocq was an 18th-century criminal who reformed himself and became the father of modern criminal investigation. He was a convict, escape artist, detective, and more.
