Perfume: the Story of A Murderer
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Cast & Crew
Tom Tykwer
Ben Whishaw
Franck Lefeuvre
Simon Chandler
Laura Gelman
Sara Forestier
Film Details
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Synopsis
In 18th-century France, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, orphaned as a newborn in the streets of Paris, is alone in the world. A peculiar child who rarely speaks, Grenouille is alienated from others but blessed with a remarkable gift. His sense of smell is so refined, so attuned to every blade of grass and blossoming flower, that it's tragic when he's sold into servitude to a tannery at the age of 13 and surrounded by the foul odors that accompany his labor. But there comes a day when Grenouille does an errand in town and discovers the object that will transform his life: perfume. Eager to learn the art of creating sophisticated fragrance, he apprentices himself to a once-renowned perfumer, and proves to be a savant whose almost mystical knowledge of scent surpasses anything that can be taught to him by masters of the craft. Ironically, he was born with no scent of his own, a distinction which colors his undistinguished life. But Grenouille is fearless when it comes to the pursuit of a perfect perfume. When he discovers the most intoxicating scent he has ever experienced--the natural fragrance of a beautiful young girl--he learns that the only method to preserve her innocence and fresh beauty will require murder. Plaguing the countryside with a series of gruesome killings, Grenouille must stay one step ahead of the authorities until he captures the final ingredient for his greatest perfume--the essence of a beautiful redheaded girl whose wealthy father earnestly protects her. Only then, he believes, will he earn the attention and adulation that his extraordinary talent deserves.
Director
Tom Tykwer
Cast
Ben Whishaw
Franck Lefeuvre
Simon Chandler
Laura Gelman
Sara Forestier
Richard Collins Moore
Duna Jove
Francesca Pinon
Karoline Herfurth
Sam Douglas
Nico Baixas
Albert Pérez
Francesc Albiol
Ariadna Cabrol
Harris Gordon
Nuria Casas
Reg Wilson
Michael Smiley
Dustin Hoffman
Birgit Minichmayr
Rachel Hurd-wood
Corinna Harfouch
Fermí Reixach
Timothy Davies
Jessica Schwarz
Carme Cane
Jerome Willis
Carolina Vera
Alan Rickman
Paul Berrondo
Jaume Montane
Walter Cots Wanguemert
Ramon Pujol
Richard Felix
Thomas Lenox
Gonzalo Cunill
Jan Cortes
Sian Thomas
Anna Gelman
Toby Harper
Enric Arquimbau
Laura Vidal Traver
Derek Smee
Perry Millward
Maia Jenkinson
Montserrat Maso
Joanna Griffiths
Bridget Mcconnel
Oriol Tramvia
Dora Romano
Alvaro Roque
Andrés Herrera
Joan Serrats
Roger Salvany
John Hurt
Anna Diogene
Cristina Sola
Catherine Boisgontier
Berta Ros
David Calder
Carlos Gramaje
Guillermo Ayesa
Artur Sala
Crew
Hans-peter Abts
Jose Acedo
Ruth Adelman
Kurosch-oliver Akhavan
Kurosch-oliver Akhavan
Hammudi Al-rahmoud
Pau Albin
Katrin Albrecht
Juan Alcaide
Manel Alcantara
Franz Alexander
Natalia Alexandre
Toni Allende
Christian Almesberger
Christian Almesberger
Flora Alvarez
Pablo Alza
Philipp Alzmann
Priscilla Andrade
Nuri Anglada
Sue Appleton
Carles Arabia
Carlos Perez Aranda
Carlos Perez Aranda
Pep Armengol
Jaime Arnez
Pau Arregui
David Arrieta
Tobias Asam
Jordi Augusti
Laura Augustin
Sabine Avenhaus
Tom Axmann
Alex Bagan
Gabriele Bahmer
Eduardo Balada
Angel Balaguer
Pepe Balaguer
Toni Balaguer
Toska Baltruschat
Toska Baltruschat
Stephane Barache
Ferran Barbena
Pierre Barnaud
Edu Barragan
Jorge Barros
Jorge Barros
Ulli Barthel
Damien Bassman
Stepan Batousek
Markus Baum
Christoph Baumstieger
Jorgina Belda
Carol Belenguer
David Bello
Susana Ben-hassan
Erika Benedek
Jay Benedict
Simone Benek
Montserrat Berenguer
Christopher Berg
Xavier Bernabeu
Alexander Berner
Kerstin Biermann
Samuel Binkert
Andrew Birkin
Jiri Blaha
Josef Blaschke
Catherine Boisgontier
Miquel Bordoy
Emilio Martinez Borsa
Roger Bosch
Carla Bossi
Michael Bottger
Karim Boudali
Christian Braun
Marie-christine Breton
Grace Browning
Tatjana Buchner
Volkhard Buff
Ivan Bunuel
Stefan Burischek
Stefan Busch
Mireia Buyo
Raef Caballro
Raef Caballro
Christian Calveira
Xavier Camprecios
Neus Canas
Gonzalo Canellas
Lali Canosa
Alex Capdevila
Joan Capdevila
Roberto Caputo
Aina Carbo
Mieke Casal
Cristo Casalis
Cristian Casals
Tomas Isla Casares
Jesus Del Caso
Fernando Casorran
Jordi Castells
Josep Castells
Celio Castro
Olga Alvarino Cerro
Christopher Chaber
Deborah Chambers
Claire Chanat
Daniela Ortenzia Chelaru
Andy Chevailler
Mihai Chitu
Ursula Paredes Choto
Daniel Chour
Sarl Chrisco
Olga Ciob
Pippa Cleator
Carles Climent
David Clua
Laia Colet
William Conacher
David Conesa
Almudena Cormenzana
Andreea Cornel
Asta Coulomb
Christian Coulomb
Sebastien Coulomb
Merce Crespo
Ana Maria Cubeiro
Lisa Curry
Tanja Daberitz
Jacobo Dabrovski
Franz Daimer
Michael Daumler
Adam Ben David
Sergio De Celis
Ulrike De La Lama
Ulrike De La Lama
Victor De Maiziere
Caroline De Tunny
Willy Delgado
Marianne Dennler
Genaro Diaz
Birgit Dierken
Nicole Dierken
Anke Diez
Ales Dlabac
Xavier Domenec
Isabelle Domingo
Paula Donadio
Markus Donhauser
Markus Drayss
Oliver Dressnandt
Oliver Dressnandt
Patrick Dubois
Nardeche Duffy
Kerstin Dyroff
Florian Eder
Bernd Eichinger
Bernd Eichinger
Jost Engelmayer
Walter Erbe
Javier Espinosa
Alessandro Fabrizi
Sebastian Fahr
Norbert Falkner
Miguel Angel Faura
Julio Fernandez
Julio Fernández
Susana Fernandez
Sylvie Ferrer
Nancy Ferri
Alexis Fibla
Ana Fibla
Mat Fieldes
Carlos Figols
Marc Fiquet
Wolfrik Fischer
Anna Ubach Font
Cristina Font
Jiri Forejt
Heike Forster
Daniel Fortia
Isabel Franco
Wolfgang Franke
Claudia Freixes
Anne Fremiot
Alex Friedrich
Fabian Friedrich
Roland Friedrich
Stephanie Frost
Johanna Fuchs
Pol Fuentes
Martin Fuhrer
Martin Fuhrer
Martin Fuhrer
Babette Furbringer
Francesc Fuster
Joan Fuster
L Fuster
Tamara Gabanyi
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 27, 2006
Limited Release in United States December 27, 2006
Released in United States on Video July 24, 2007
Released in United States February 2007
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (German Cinema) February 8-18, 2007.
Based on the novel "Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Moerders" written by Patrick Suskind; published by Knopf September 12, 1986.
Julian Schnabel had been mentioned to direct.
Johnny Depp had been mentioned to star.
Tim Burton had been mentioned to direct.
Ridley Scott was previously attached to direct.
Constantin Film paid $5,000,000 - $10,000,000 for the rights to the novel by Patrick Suskind.
Released in United States Winter December 27, 2006 (major markets)
Limited Release in United States December 27, 2006
Released in United States on Video July 24, 2007
Released in United States February 2007 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (German Cinema) February 8-18, 2007. )
