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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Directed by Tom Tykwer
“Obsession can cause the unthinkable.”
Crime, Fantasy, Drama · 2h 27m
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.
Cast
Ben Whishaw
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
Alan Rickman
Richis
Rachel Hurd-Wood
Laura
Dustin Hoffman
Giuseppe Baldini
John Hurt
Narrator (voice)
Karoline Herfurth
The Plum Girl
David Calder
Bishop of Grasse
Simon Chandler
Mayor of Grasse
Sian Thomas
Madame Gaillard
Jessica Schwarz
Natalie
Corinna Harfouch
Madame Arnulfi
Paul Berrondo
Dominique Druot
Crew
- Director
- Tom Tykwer
- Screenplay
- Bernd Eichinger, Tom Tykwer, Andrew Birkin
- Novel
- Patrick Süskind
- Director of Photography
- Frank Griebe
- Original Music Composer
- Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, Tom Tykwer
- Editor
- Alexander Berner
- Producer
- Bernd Eichinger
Details
- Release date
- 2006-09-13
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Genres
- Crime, Fantasy, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Germany, France, Spain, United States of America, Belgium
- Production
- Constantin Film, VIP Medienfonds 4, NEF Productions, Davis Films, Castelao Productions, Rising Star Productions, DreamWorks Pictures, Summit Entertainment, Bernd Eichinger Productions
- Budget
- $63,700,000
- Box office
- $135,039,924