Perfume : the story of a murderer

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Label

Perfume : the story of a murderer

Title remainder

the story of a murderer

Statement of responsibility

DreamWorks Pictures and Constantin Film present a Constantin Film/VIP Medienfonds 4 production ; in co-production with Nouvelles Éditions de Films and Castelao Productions ; produced by Bernd Eichinger ; screenplay by Andrew Birkin & Bernd Eichinger & Tom Tykwer ; directed by Tom Tykwer

Title variation

Story of a murderer

Contributor

• Castelao Productions
• Constantin Film (Firm)
• DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm)
• DreamWorks Pictures
• Nouvelles éditions de films (Firm)
• VIP 4 (Firm)
• Birkin, Andrew
• Eichinger, Bernd
• Hoffman, Dustin, 1937-
• Hurd-Wood, Rachel, 1990-
• Hurt, John, 1940-2017
• Rickman, Alan
• Süskind, Patrick
• Tykwer, Tom, 1965-
• Whishaw, Ben

Subject

• Aceites esenciales -- Teatro
• Asesinato -- Francia | Paris -- Teatro
• Crime -- Feature
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Features
• France -- Paris
• Odors
• Odors -- Drama
• Paris (France) -- Drama
• Perfumes industry
• Perfumes industry -- France | Paris -- Drama
• Senses and sensation
• Senses and sensation -- Drama
• Serial murderers
• Serial murderers -- France | Paris -- Drama
• Suspense films
• Thriller -- Feature
• Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Crime
• Drama
• Feature films
• Features
• Suspense films
• Teatro
• Thriller
• Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng

Summary

A man born with a superior olfactory sense creates the world's finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent

Awards note

German Film Awards, 2007: Film Award in Gold - Best Cinematography (Frank Griebe); Best Costume Design (Pierre-Yves Gayraud); Best Editing (Alexander Berner); Best Production Design (Uli Hanisch); Best Sound (Stefan Busch, Dirk Jacob, Michael Kranz, Frank Kruse, Matthias Lempert, Hanse Warns, Roland Winke) ; Film Award in Silver - Outstanding Feature Film (Bernd Eichinger).

Cataloging source

ZEM

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Frank Griebe ; editor, Alexander Berner ; music, Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil ; costume designer, Pierre-Yves Gayraud ; production designer, Uli Hanisch

Language note

In English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

PerformerNote

• Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman
• Narrator, John Hurt

Runtime

147

Technique

live action