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...
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Standard length · 1h 38m
At 1h 38m it sits between 90 minutes and two hours.
Fantasy · Action · Thriller · Crime · Science Fiction · Mystery
TMDB files it under fantasy, action, thriller, crime, science fiction, and mystery.
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6.0 / 10 on TMDB
TMDB users rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 601 votes, a mixed audience score. That is a moderate sample of voters.
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