Eugène-François Vidocq

Eugène-François Vidocq

Nacimiento : 1775-07-24, Arras, France

Muerte : 1857-05-11

Historia

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 and first director of the crime-detection Sûreté nationale as well as the head of the first known private detective agency. Vidocq is considered to be the father of modern criminology and of the French police department. He is also regarded as the first private detective.

Perfil

Eugène-François Vidocq

Películas

El emperador de París
El emperador de París
In Memory Of
París, Francia, a principios del siglo XIX. El legendario convicto François Vidocq vive disfrazado tratando de escapar de un pasado trágico que lo atormenta. Cuando, después de un hecho desafortunado, su camino se cruza con el del jefe de policía, Vidocq toma una audaz decisión que pondrá en su contra a la despiadada mente maestra que dirige los bajos fondos parisinos.
Vidocq: Le Masque et la Plume
Vidocq: Le Masque et la Plume
In Memory Of
Vidocq (El mito)
Vidocq (El mito)
In Memory Of
En un París convulsionado por la inminente revolución, Eugéne François Vidocq, criminal reformado que ha llegado a convertirse en uno de los inspectores de policía y detectives más reputados de Francia, se dedica en cuerpo y alma a dar con El Alquimista, uno de los criminales más temibles de la ciudad que oculta su rostro tras una máscara en la que se ven reflejadas su víctimas antes de morir.
Escándalo en París
Escándalo en París
In Memory Of
Autobiografía de François Eugène Vidocq, legendario ladrón del siglo XVIII. Vidocq nació en una cárcel francesa en 1775 y llegó incluso a ser nombrado jefe de la policía de París, pero durante todo ese tiempo no dejó de ser un singular y elegante delincuente.
Vidocq
Vidocq
In Memory Of
A film based upon the life of Vidocq, the famous adventurer, who, after numerous prison escapes ceased being a crook, a thief and a counterfeiter, and was employed by Pasquier’s government’istry as director of the crime-fighting Sûreté Nationale.
Vidocq
Vidocq
In Memory Of
François Vidocq has deserted to go back to his wife and kids, so he becomes a thief. Unfortunately, he finds she had become Manon-la-blonde, mistress of a rich man named Ouvrard, and his children have disappeared. He offers his services to the chief of intelligence service and begins a fight against the Aristo, chief of the gang of the children of the sun. After a few years, he dismantles the gang, and finds both his sons. One has become a blackguard, the other a famous organist who is about to be knighted and will soon get married to his beloved.
L'Évasion de Vidocq
L'Évasion de Vidocq
In Memory Of
La jeunesse de Vidocq ou Comment on devient policier
La jeunesse de Vidocq ou Comment on devient policier
In Memory Of