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The Emperor of Paris
Theatrical release poster
FrenchL'Empereur de Paris
Directed byJean-François Richet
Screenplay byÉric Besnard
Jean-François Richet
Produced byEric Altmayer
Nicolas Altmayer
StarringVincent Cassel
CinematographyManuel Dacosse
Edited byHervé Schneid
Music byMarco Beltrami
Marcus Trumpp
Distributed byGaumont
Release date
Running time
120
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$25.6 million[1]
Box office$8.6 million[2]

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]

Plot

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The film is about an ex-con and master escape artist 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. 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

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Production

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Filming

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Shooting began on 25 September 2017.[6] 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.[7][8][9]

Production also took place in the castles of Vaux-le-Vicomte and Fontainebleau in Seine-et-Marne,[10] as well as in Pontoise Cathedral in Val-d'Oise.[11]

Release

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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

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  1. ^ "L\'Empereur de Paris (2018) - JPBox-Office".
  2. ^ "L'Empereur de Paris (2018) - Financial Information".
  3. ^ "'The Emperor of Paris' ('L'Empereur de Paris'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 January 2019.
  4. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (3 November 2018). "Gaumont's 'The Emperor of Paris' Pre-Sells to International Markets (EXCLUSIVE)".
  5. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (26 September 2017). "Gaumont Boards J.F. Richet-Vincent Cassel Pic 'The Emperor of Paris'".
  6. ^ "Après Mesrine, Vincent Cassel devient Vidocq pour Jean-François Richet". Le Figaro. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. ^ La Base - Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération
  8. ^ "La Base accueille le tournage de L'empereur de Paris (Vidocq), le nouveau film de Jean-François Richet !". Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  9. ^ Appel au casting de figurants - Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Essonne
  10. ^ "Fontainebleau : Jean-François Richet tourne « Vidocq », au château". Le Parisien. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Pontoise : Vincent Cassel se cache dans la Cathédrale Saint-Maclou". Le Parisien. 5 December 2017.
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