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.[3][4]
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| French | L'Empereur de Paris |
| Directed by | Jean-François Richet |
| Produced by | Eric Altmayer Nicolas Altmayer |
| Screenplay by | Éric Besnard Jean-François Richet |
| Starring | Vincent Cassel |
| Music by | Marco Beltrami Marcus Trumpp |
| Cinematography | Manuel Dacosse |
| Edited by | Hervé Schneid |
| Distributed by | Gaumont |
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Running time | 120 |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $25.6 million [1] |
| Box office | $8.6 million [2] |
Plot
The film is about an ex-con turned police officer.[5] 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.
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
- Nemo Schiffman as Charles
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.
References
- http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=18677
- https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Empereur-de-Paris-L-(France)-(2018)#tab=summary
- "'The Emperor of Paris' ('L'Empereur de Paris'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Keslassy, Elsa (November 3, 2018). "Gaumont's 'The Emperor of Paris' Pre-Sells to International Markets (EXCLUSIVE)".
- Keslassy, Elsa (September 26, 2017). "Gaumont Boards J.F. Richet-Vincent Cassel Pic 'The Emperor of Paris'".
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