Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of eighteenth century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

Genres

Fantasy, Drama, Foreign

Crew

Director

Tom Tykwer

Producer

Bernd Eichinger

Producer

Gigi Oeri

Actors

• Ben Whishaw
  As Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
• Alan Rickman
  As Richis
• Dustin Hoffman
  As Giuseppe Baldini
• Enric Arquimbau
  As Executioner
• John Hurt
  As Narrator (voice)
• Karoline Herfurth
  As Das Mirabellen-Mädchen
• David Calder
  As Bischof von Grasse
• Simon Chandler
  As Bürgermeister von Grasse
• Jessica Schwarz
  As Natalie
• Sian Thomas
  As Madame Gaillard
• Corinna Harfouch
  As Madame Arnulfi
• Paul Berrondo
  As Dominique Drouot
• Sam Douglas
  As Grimal
• Harris Gordon
  As Marquis de Montesquieu
• Sara Forestier
  As Jeanne
• Joanna Griffiths
  As Marianne
• Birgit Minichmayr
  As Grenouilles Mutter
• Rachel Hurd-Wood
  As Laura
• Timothy Davies As Chenier
• Alvaro Roque As Grenouille (5 Jahre)
• Franck Lefeuvre As Grenouille (12 Jahre)
• Michael Smiley As Aufseher
• Richard Felix As Magistrat