What age rating is Perfume: The Story of a Murderer?

In Spain, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is not recommended for children under 18 years old.

When does Perfume: The Story of a Murderer come out in Spain?

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer opens in Spanish cinemas on November 24, 2006.

How much did Perfume: The Story of a Murderer gross?

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer grossed $135.0M worldwide on a budget of $63.7M.

What is Perfume: The Story of a Murderer based on?

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is based on Perfume by Patrick Süskind.

Where was Perfume: The Story of a Murderer filmed?

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer was filmed in Paris, Barcelona, Germany, Girona.

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Name: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Director: Tom Tykwer
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2006-09-13
Duration: 2 h 27 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman, John Hurt

2006

Become a fan of its genres:

7.4/10

Release Date

13/09/2006

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

59%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

75%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

56%

Based on the best-selling novel.

France, 18th century. Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a convicted murderer sentenced to death, is taken from his cell and brought to the balcony of the Palace of Justice. There the crowd jeers at him as his sentence is read aloud. While he awaits his fate, the film recalls the story of his life in flashbacks, from his first days after being abandoned. Ben Whishaw plays a man with an extraordinary sense of smell who barely speaks and understands the world through scent. Tom Tykwer directs a story that blends the everyday life of a dirty, noisy city with its protagonist's obsession with capturing aromas.

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Facts about Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 18 years old

Spain releaseNovember 24, 2006

Worldwide premiereSeptember 13, 2006

Runtime2 h 27 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titlePerfume: The Story of a Murderer

CountriesGermany, France, Spain, United States

Production companiesConstantin Film, VIP Medienfonds 4, NEF Productions

Budget$63.7M

Worldwide box office$135.0M

Box office in the U.S.$2.2M

Return on investmentx2.1 Recouped the investment

Based onPerfume by Patrick Süskind
Patrick Süskind

Trailer views2.8 M

More ratings

3.6/5Letterboxd76/100Trakt7.6/10Metacritic (público)4.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

15total awards

20total nominations

Awards won

2007European Film Award for Best Cinematographer · Frank Griebe
2007European Film Academy Prix d'Excellence · Uli Hanisch

Nominations

2007European Film Award for Best Actor
2007European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
2007European Film Award for Best Composer
2007European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film
2007European Film Academy Prix d'Excellence

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Cast

Ben WhishawJean-Baptiste Grenouille

Alan RickmanRichis

Rachel Hurd-WoodLaura

Dustin HoffmanGiuseppe Baldini

John HurtNarrator (voice)

Karoline HerfurthThe Plum Girl

David CalderBishop of Grasse

Simon ChandlerMayor of Grasse

Sian ThomasMadame Gaillard

Jessica SchwarzNatalie

Corinna HarfouchMadame Arnulfi

Paul BerrondoDominique Druot

Timothy DaviesChenier

Sam DouglasGrimal

Harris GordonMarquis de Montesquieu

Sara ForestierJeanne

Joanna GriffithsMarianne

Birgit MinichmayrGrenouille's Mother

Alvaro RoqueGrenouille 5 Years

Franck LefeuvreGrenouille 12 Years

Michael SmileyPorter

Richard FelixChief Magistrate

Francesc AlbiolCourt Official

Gonzalo CunillGuard 1 Dungeon

Roger SalvanyGuard 2 Dungeon

Reg WilsonCustomer Fishmarket

Catherine BoisgontierWoman Fishmarket

Núria CasasWoman 2 Fishmarket

Carlos GramajePolice Lieutenant Fishmarket

Walter CotsDriver

Perry MillwardMarcel

Jan CortesBoy Boarding House

Berta RosGirl Boarding House

Joan SerratsUpholsterer

Jaume MontanéPelissier

Bridget McConnellAunt

Duna JovéYoung Woman

Dora RomanoBaldini's Wife

Carolina VeraNeapolitan Girl

Ramon PujolLucien

Anna GelmanAlbine

Laura GelmanFrançoise

Guillermo AyesaTallien

Anna DiogeneTallien's Wife

Montserrat MasoHousekeeper

Toby HarperPolice Lieutenant

Jerome WillisCouncillor 1

Fermí ReixachCouncillor 2

Derek SmeeCouncillor 3

Albert PérezCouncillor 4

Artur SalaGatekeeper

Thomas LenoxMessenger

Richard Collins-MooreInnkeeper

Francesca PiñónInnkeeper's Wife

Nico BaixasGuard Torture Chamber

Enric ArquimbauExecutioner

Oriol TramviaLand Priest

Cristina SolàWoman with Bishop

Laura Vidal TraverHangover Girl

Ariadna CabrolBeggar Woman 1

Maia JenkinsonBeggar Woman 2

Andrés HerreraDoor Guard

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Cast of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by the numbers

45average cast age in years

34years of age gap between the leads

43%women in the cast

12%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Rachel Hurd-Wood, age 16 at release. The oldest: Dustin Hoffman, at 69.

Cast ages at release

Ben Whishaw26 years old
Alan Rickman60 years old
Rachel Hurd-Wood16 years old
Dustin Hoffman69 years old
John Hurt66 years old
Karoline Herfurth22 years old
David Calder60 years old
Simon Chandler53 years old
Sian Thomas53 years old
Jessica Schwarz29 years old

Cast heights

1.91 mSam Douglas
1.85 mAlan Rickman
1.75 mBen Whishaw
1.75 mJohn Hurt
1.70 mRachel Hurd-Wood
1.67 mDustin Hoffman
1.65 mSara Forestier
1.64 mKaroline Herfurth

Cast nationalities

United Kingdom 5Germany 1France 1United States 1

Crew

AddressTom Tykwer
WritingAndrew Birkin, Tom Tykwer, Bernd Eichinger
Original novelPatrick Süskind
MusicTom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil
PhotographyFrank Griebe
EditingAlexander Berner
Production designUli Hanisch
Costume designPierre-Yves Gayraud
CastingMichelle Guish, Grace Browning, Pep Armengol
Visual effectsDennis Lowe
ProductionBernd Eichinger

Trivia about Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Dustin Hoffman and Ben Whishaw spent a week in rehearsals and took an intensive course in perfume-making before filming began.

The film sold more than five million tickets in Germany and grossed $53,125,663, the highest German box office figure ever for a drama.

Eichinger had to take out a personal loan to buy the rights, because Constantin Film's board did not approve the price. It is rumored that they cost about 10 million euros.

Patrick Süskind believed that only Stanley Kubrick or Miloš Forman could do justice to the novel, and for years he refused to let anyone else adapt it.

Eichinger described Ben Whishaw as the embodiment of "the innocent angel and the killer," and the search for the lead actor took nearly a year.

Alan Rickman was Tykwer's first choice for the role of Antoine Richis, and the part was never offered to any other actor.

Thierry Mugler released a limited-edition case of fifteen perfumes, with 1,300 units priced at $700 each, and every single one sold out.

To recreate the grime of 18th-century France, Tom Tykwer assembled a "dirt unit" of more than 50 people, responsible for spreading and removing dirt in every scene.

Sources: Wikipedia (English) · Wikipedia (Spanish)

What it's about Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

daughtersmall townbad smellprostituteparis, francebased on novel or bookobsessionorgygeniussupernaturallone wolfnoselavenderchild prodigyfish marketmurderdeathperfume18th century

Main theme: sense of smell, odor, serial killer, capital punishment