 The original first draft screenplay, written by writer/director  David Fakrikian and writer/actor Alexandre Pesle, featured Vidocq  battling political intrigue, and ended up with the character  originating the 3 days, July 1830 revolution, with thousands of  French citizens rioting against the police force, but was regarded  as too subversive by the producers and discarded, with only the main  characters names and settings kept in the final version.