Film

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006 · 2h 27m · Crime · Fantasy · Drama

Obsession can cause the unthinkable.

IMDb

7.5

Rotten Tomatoes

59%

Metacritic

56

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.

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

Timothy Davies

Chenier

Sam Douglas

Grimal

Harris Gordon

Marquis de Montesquieu

Sara Forestier

Jeanne

• Tom TykwerScreenplay · Original Music Composer · Director
• Andrew BirkinScreenplay
• Bernd EichingerScreenplay · Producer
• Patrick SüskindNovel
• Andreas SchmidExecutive Producer
• Manuel MalleExecutive Producer
• Samuel HadidaExecutive Producer
• Julio FernándezExecutive Producer
• Andreas GroschExecutive Producer
• Martin MoszkowiczExecutive Producer

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - Trailer

Release date

September 13, 2006

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 27m

Rated

R

Budget

$63,700,000

Revenue

$135,039,924

Genres

Crime, Fantasy, Drama

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