''Vidocq'' is a 1939 French

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

Jacques Daroy Jacques Daroy (1896–1963) was a French screenwriter and film director. He directed the historical crime film '' Vidocq'' in 1939.Crisp p.38 Selected filmography Director * '' Vidocq'' (1939) * '' Raboliot'' (1946) *'' Rumours'' (1947) * ''Insp ...

and starring André Brulé, Nadine Vogel and

René Ferté René Ferté (1903–1958) was a Swiss actor who worked principally in the French cinema, from 1923 onwards. He is mostly known for performances in a series of silent films directed by Jean Epstein. His roles in sound films were generally less no ...

.Crisp p.38 The film is based on the memoirs of

Eugène François Vidocq Eugène-François Vidocq (; 24 July 1775 – 11 May 1857) was a French criminal turned criminalist, whose life story inspired several writers, including Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe and Honoré de Balzac. The former criminal became the founder a ...

. Vidocq was a criminal in nineteenth century

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

who changed sides and became a leading detective. Illustrations created by Gaston Hoffman.

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

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* 1939 films French crime films French historical films 1939 crime films 1930s historical films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jacques Daroy Films set in Paris Films set in the 19th century Cultural depictions of Eugène François Vidocq French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{historic-film-stub

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