USA / Germany / Spain / France,
2006, 141 min
Directed by:
Tom TykwerCinematography:
Frank GriebeCast:
Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman, Karoline Herfurth, David Calder, Simon Chandler, Sian Thomas, Jessica Schwarz, Corinna Harfouch (more)Plots(1)
Based on the bestselling novel, "Perfume" is a story of an obsession so overwhelming that it leads to murder. In18th-century France lived Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw), who was born with a phenomenal sense of smell. But as his gift becomes an obsession, he strives to create the most intoxicating perfume in the world by murdering young women to capture their essence. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![John Hurt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/843/160843644_e3b5c4.png)
John Hurt (narrator)
UK
Best movies:
Alien (1979)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Vincent - The Life and death of Vincent Van Gogh (1987)
![Otto Sander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/896/159896451_d8e295.jpg)
Otto Sander (narrator)
German Empire
Best movies:
The Boat (1981)
Wings of Desire (1987)
Comedian Harmonists (1997)
Miquel Bordoy
Best movies:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
The Passenger (1975)
Unconscious (2004)
Carme Contreras
Spain
Best movies:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Voices of the Pamano river (2009) (TV movie)
Presumptes implicats (2007) (TV movie)
Robert Forcadell
Best movies:
Salvador (2006)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Bad Education (2004)
Pedro Gutiérrez
Argentina
Best movies:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Paco's Men (2005) (series)
Mà morta, truca a la porta! (2008) (TV movie)
Carmela Lloret
Best movies:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
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Edgar Moreno
Best movies:
Jaume Najarro
Best movies:
Salvador (2006)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)