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Subtitle: the chronicles of Vidocq
By: a RF2K, Studio Canal, TF1 Films production with the participation of Canal + ; [presented by] Dominique Farrugia and Olivier Granier ; dialogue, Jean-Christophe Grange and Pitof ; screenplay, Jean-Christophe Grange ; director, Pitof
Contributors: Grangé, Jean-Christophe; Depardieu, Gérard, 1948-; Canet, Guillaume; Sastre, Inés, 1973-; Dussollier, André; Maaskri, Moussa; Renauld, Isabelle; Gos, Jean-Pierre; Dubois, Jean-Pol; Penvern, André; Arbona, Gilles, 1947-; Thibault, Jean Marc; Dolo, Akonio; Scob, Edith; Chattot, François; Kikoïne, Elsa; RF2K Productions; Studio Canal; TF1 Films Production; Studio Canal+; Lions Gate Films; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm)
Publisher: Lionsgate
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Santa Monica, Calif
Language: fre
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 98
Subjects: Biographers; Detectives; Assassins; Disappeared persons; Asesinos; Teatro; Drama; Criminal psychology; Personas desaparecidas; Criminal behavior
Other titles: Chronicles of Vidocq
Work titles: Vidocq (Motion picture)
Description: In 1830 an infamous detective disappears in the middle of a busy city, the abduction unexplainable. With the police still empty handed, the detective's assistant takes things into his own hands, going into the underworld of Paris to find the detective.
Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.

Special features: "Apocalyptica' music video; trailer gallery.

Director of photography, Jean-Pierre Sauvaire ; editor, Thierry Hoss ; original score, Bruno Coulais ; art director, Jean Rabasse ; costume designer, Carine Sarfati.

Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, Inès Sastre, André Dussollier, Moussa Maaskri, Isabelle Renauld, Jean-Pierre Gos, Jean-Pol Dubois, Andre Penvern, Gilles Arbona, Jean-Marc Thibault, Akonio Dolo, Edith Scovb, François Chattot, Elsa Kikoine.

MPAA rating: R; for violence, sexual content, nudity and some drug material.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround, digitally mastered.

French (Dolby 2.0) or English (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; English closed-captioned.