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The Emperor of Paris

2018·2h ·TV-MA
AdventureCrimeThrillerHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 6.3/10
6,832 votes

Vidocq escapes captivity in 1805; years later he's a fabric merchant in Paris under an alias. He makes a deal of amnesty for catching criminals. He builds an efficient team of ex-cons to catch or kill them.

The Emperor of Paris is a 2018 adventure crime movie directed by Jean-François Richet, starring August Diehl, Patrick Chesnais, Vincent Cassel. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.3/10 from 6,832 votes and runs 2h .

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Director
Jean-François Richet
Stars
August Diehl
Patrick Chesnais
Vincent Cassel
Olga Kurylenko
Details
2018-12-19
120 min
Movie
TV-MA
★ France
★ French
Keywords
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