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 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 External links 2018 films 2018 biographical drama films 2018 drama films French biographical drama films 2010s French-language films Films set in Paris Films set in the 1800s Films set in 1807 Films set in the 1810s Films shot in France Films directed by Jean-François Richet Films scored by Marco Beltrami Cultural depictions of Eugène François Vidocq 2010s French films