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Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
from Lionsgate
starring Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, Inés Sastre, André Dussollier, Edith Scob
directed by Pitof

Features:

• Closed-captioned
• Colour
• Dolby
• DVD-Video

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Historical thriller
  Vidocq is a famous criminal in the 1830's France. But he spurns his murderous actions one day and turns himself in to the police. Then he informs about all his accomplices to the law eventually becoming a detective from an informer. He climbs the ladders of lawful life establishing his own agency with a friend. One day he is disappeared and rumour has it that he has been murdered by demon like being with no face. An investigative journalist decides to investigate the case and the story unfolds. The film... more info

• One of my all time faves!
  Great, intriguing, very dark story and stunning fight scenes - can't wait until amazon stock it :( Watch it once if just for the experience, but my guess is you'll love as much as me!

• This is not a sequel!
  The 2001 French movie 'Vidocq' is an excellent gothic fantasy about the battle of wits between murderer turned police chief / detective Vidocq, and the sinister, supernatural Alchemist.
  If, as I did, you see this title and think it's a sequel then you are mistaken... it's the exact same movie, although there's nothing in the info given here that would alert you to the fact. They even gave it a different name.
  Vidocq is a great movie and well worth a viewing but don't buy this title thinking you're... more info

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