A scorned woman builds a criminal empire just to spite her ex. French drama hits different.
Elisabeth D'Anthar cheats on her husband François with Simon De Chabre. François, who suspects something, surprises his rival and wounds him. Elisabeth 's sister, to save the situation, claims that Simon is actually in love with her and came to see her. They have to get engaged and Simon breaks up with his lover. But Elisabeth is not prepared to accept it, and she becomes the head of a gang of "drivers" in order to kidnap her husband. Famous Vidocq intervenes.
Acting
Madeleine Robinson's escalating unhinged elegance.
Costume
Post-war French aristocracy decaying in silk.
Director
Lucien Gasnier-Raymond
Henri Nassiet
Vidocq
Madeleine Robinson
Élisabeth d'Anthar
Yves Vincent
Simon de Chabre
Frank Villard
François d'Anthar
Simone Valère
Lucile
Georges Paulais
Prefect
Suzanne Dantès
Joséphine-Marie
Katherine Kath
Sandrine
André Valmy
Coco-Latour
Jean d'Yd
Louis-Antoine
Pierre Sergeol
Baker
Gaston Modot
Augustin
Léon Bary
Commissioner
Jean Diéner
Germain
Lucien Arnaud
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vidocq was France's real first celebrity detective; his fictional cameo here is like Sherlock dropping into a random BBC drama.
Director Gasnier-Raymond specialized in female-driven crime narratives during an era when French cinema prioritized male perspectives.
FR
