Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Synopsis

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.

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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

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Timothy Davies

Chenier

Sam Douglas

Grimal

Harris Gordon

Marquis de Montesquieu

Sara Forestier

Jeanne

Joanna Griffiths

Marianne

Birgit Minichmayr

Grenouille's Mother

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Alvaro Roque

Grenouille 5 Years

Franck Lefeuvre

Grenouille 12 Years

Crew

Art

• Uli Hanisch Production Design
• Laia Colet Art Direction
• Deborah Chambers Set Decoration
• Philippe Turlure Set Decoration
• Daniel Chour Set Designer
• Hucky Hornberger Art Direction

Camera

• Frank Griebe Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Pierre-Yves Gayraud Costume Design
• Barrie Gower Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Waldemar Pokromski Hair Designer
• Waldemar Pokromski Makeup Designer
• Valli O'Reilly Makeup Artist
• Christiane Weber Makeup Artist
• Samuel Fernández Assistant Hairstylist

Crew

• Lidia Titos Stunt Coordinator
• Julia Schrodl Stunts
• Francesc Martinell Stunts
• Santi Franco Stunts
• Anna García Cuartero Stunts
• Renato Camargos Stunts
• Adrián de Cea Stunt Double
• Volkhart Buff Stunt Coordinator
• Gregory Brossard Stunts
• Flora Álvarez Stunt Coordinator
• Bianca Wendlinger Stunt Double
• Harry Täschner Stunt Double

Directing

• Tom Tykwer Director
• Xavier Bernabeu First Assistant Director
• Sebastian Fahr-Brix First Assistant Director
• Ulrike Schürhoff Second Assistant Director
• Sergi Ruiz Second Assistant Director

Editing

• Alexander Berner Editor

Production

• Samuel Hadida Executive Producer
• Bernd Eichinger Producer
• Andreas Grosch Executive Producer
• Silvia Tollmann Production Manager
• Andreas Schmid Executive Producer
• Julio Fernández Executive Producer
• Martin Moszkowicz Executive Producer
• Manuel Malle Executive Producer
• Christine Rothe Line Producer
• Edmon Roch Delegated Producer
• Silvia Tollmann Line Producer
• Michelle Guish Casting

Sound

• Reinhold Heil Original Music Composer
• Carsten Richter Foley
• Matthias Lempert Sound Editor
• Johnny Klimek Original Music Composer
• Roland Winke Sound Director
• Tom Tykwer Original Music Composer
• Robert Edwards ADR Recordist
• Matthias Lempert Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Roland Winke Sound Mixer
• Michael Kranz Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Simon Rattle Conductor
• Peter Gleaves ADR Mixer

Visual Effects

• Dennis Lowe Visual Effects Supervisor
• Michal Křeček Digital Compositor

Writing

• Bernd Eichinger Screenplay
• Patrick Süskind Novel
• Tom Tykwer Screenplay
• Andrew Birkin Screenplay

Photos