François Vidocq has been sentenced to eight years' hard labor for a crime he didn't commit. Escaped with the help of his faithful friends Desfossés and Fil de fer, the convict is pursued by his lifelong enemy: the policeman Flambart. Between scams and disguises, Vidocq initially leads an undercover life in 19th-century Paris. Eventually, the two men team up to fight criminals... And Vidocq succumbs to Annette's charms.
Directed by Marcel Bluwal
Bernard Noël
François Vidocq
Geneviève Fontanel
Annette
Alain Mottet
Inspecteur Flambart
Jacques Seiler
Henri Desfossés
Marcel Charvey
Capitaine Thierry
Jacques Monod
le directeur de la prison
Pierre Tornade
Gontran Tornifon
Henri Crémieux
Le parrain d'Annette
