A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris
Vidocq admires Therese while sneaking back into the chateau after the jewel robbery.
Directed byDouglas Sirk
Screenplay byEllis St. Joseph
Story bythe memoirs of
Eugène François Vidocq
Produced byArnold Pressburger
StarringGeorge Sanders
Signe Hasso
Carole Landis
Akim Tamiroff
Narrated byGeorge Sanders
CinematographyGuy Roe
Eugen Schüfftan
Edited byAlbrecht Joseph
Music byHanns Eisler
Production
company
Arnold Pressburger Films
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • July 19, 1946 (1946-07-19) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Scandal in Paris is a 1946 American biographical film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring George Sanders, Signe Hasso and Carole Landis. It loosely depicts the life of Eugène François Vidocq, a French criminal who reformed and became a famous French Prefect of Police during the Napoleonic era.