The Emperor of Paris
# The Emperor of Paris

The Emperor of Paris is a 2018 French historical drama film directed by Jean-François Richet and written by Éric Besnard and Richet.

## Plot

The film is about an ex-con turned police officer. Under the reign of Napoleon, Francois Vidocq cuts a notorious figure in the Parisian underworld - he is the only man to have escaped the country's most terrifying penal colonies. However, some years later, he switched sides and gets hired as a detective in the French police. He founded his own private detective agency and became one of the greatest detectives of all times. However, his dark past still follows him...

## Cast

* Vincent Cassel as Eugène-François Vidocq
* Freya Mavor as Annette
* Denis Ménochet as Dubillard
* August Diehl as Nathanael de Wenger
* James Thierrée as Duke of Neufchâteau
* Patrick Chesnais as M. Henry
* Olga Kurylenko as Baroness Roxane of Giverny
* Fabrice Luchini as Joseph Fouché
* Denis Lavant as Maillard
* Jérôme Pouly as Courtaux
* Antoine Basler as Perrin

## Production

### Filming

Shooting began on 25 September 2017. Between 19 October and 10 November 2017, scenes were shot on "La Base", the former Air Base 217 located near Brétigny-sur-Orge and Le Plessis-Pâté in the Essonne department.

Production also took place in the castles of Vaux-le-Vicomte and Fontainebleau in Seine-et-Marne, as well as in Pontoise Cathedral in Val-d'Oise.

## Release

The film premiered at the Arras Film Festival on 3 November 2018. It was later released in France and Belgium on 19 December 2018, followed by other countries on later dates.

