The Emperor of Paris (2018)

Original title

L'Empereur de Paris

Directed by

Jean-François Richet

Genre

crime film, historical film

Country

France

Runtime

2h

Rated

13

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 530 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This French historical drama follows the true story of Eugène-François Vidocq, a former criminal who becomes the first head of France's national police force. He uses his underworld knowledge to track down dangerous fugitives in post-revolutionary Paris.

grittyatmosphericmethodicalbroodingvisceralpensiveunderstated

What happens

The Emperor of Paris is a 2018 French historical drama film directed by Jean-François Richet and written by Éric Besnard and Richet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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