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)
In the slums of 18th century Paris, a baby is born to an impoverished fishmonger who abandons her child in the stinking, rotten detritus of a street market. Passed over to monks as a charity case, they can find no one to care for the child - for Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is no ordinary child. Grenouille has the extraordinary ability to decipher the complex swirl of smells around him but soon realizes, to his horror, that he has no smell of his own. He apprentices himself to a perfumer and quickly masters the art. One day he smells the essence of something so exquisite that he is determined to capture it: a beautiful young virgin on the brink of womanhood. With an artist's desire to create perfection - yet without those "ordinary" feelings of moral responsibility - we follow Jean-Baptiste along his murderous quest to create the ultimate perfume for his own adornment: leading to a rising storm of terror across the French countryside. (Pathé Distribution UK)
(more)Cast
![Ben Whishaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/049/165049753_0bc9f7.jpg)
Ben Whishaw
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
My Brother Tom (2001)
Skyfall (2012)
![Alan Rickman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/679/163679115_83fed8.png)
Alan Rickman
UK
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
![Rachel Hurd-Wood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275955_dd0294.jpg)
Rachel Hurd-Wood
UK
Best movies:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Solomon Kane (2009)
Peter Pan (2003)
![Dustin Hoffman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/250/164250554_be4cd0.jpg)
Dustin Hoffman
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Papillon (1973)
The Graduate (1967)
![Karoline Herfurth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/787/168787095_oqtyu1.jpg)
Karoline Herfurth
East Germany
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Vincent Wants to Sea (2010)
![David Calder](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/815/161815822_b3f08c.jpg)
David Calder
UK
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
United (2011) (TV movie)
Simon Chandler
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Sian Thomas
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
The Conductor (2018)
![Jessica Schwarz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/787/168787147_uycqsn.jpg)
Jessica Schwarz
West Germany
Best movies:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Off Beat (2004)
Death of a Superhero (2011)
![Corinna Harfouch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790833_2d69eb.jpg)
Corinna Harfouch
East Germany
Best movies:
Dying (2024)
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Downfall (2004)
Paul Berrondo
Spain
Best movies:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Shiver (2008)
![Sara Forestier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/837/163837456_b1273d.jpg)
Sara Forestier
France
Best movies:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Games of Love and Chance (2003)
The Names of Love (2010)
![Birgit Minichmayr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/850/161850826_90b4ff.jpg)
Birgit Minichmayr
Austria
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
![Michael Smiley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886247_2fdbee.jpg)
Michael Smiley
UK
Best movies:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Richard Felix
Best movies:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
The Bookshop (2017)
Red Lights (2012)
Francesc Albiol
Spain
Best movies:
To Die (or Not) (2000)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
The Ministry of Time (2015) (series)
Gonzalo Cunill
Best movies:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Heroes (2010)
Mà morta, truca a la porta! (2008) (TV movie)
Andrés Herrera
Spain
Best movies:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Paco's Men (2005) (series)
Black Bread (2010)
Reg Wilson
Best movies:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Paintball (2009)
Catherine Boisgontier
Best movies: