17 Aug 1951
The Tall Target
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
Vidocq
To look into his mask was to lose your soul.
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...
Top Billed Cast
Gérard Depardieu Vidocq
Guillaume Canet Etienne Boisset
Inés Sastre Preah
André Dussollier Lautrennes
Édith Scob Sylvia
Moussa Maaskri Nimier
Jean-Pierre Gos Tauzet
Isabelle Renauld Marine Lafitte
Jean-Pol Dubois Belmont
André Penvern Veraldi
Gilles Arbona Lafitte
Jean-Marc Thibault Leviner
François Chattot Froissard
Fred Ulysse Le vieux souffleur
Elsa Kikoïne La muette
Noa Lindberg Virgin
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