---
title: 'Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tom Tykwer'
released: '2006-09-07'
runtime_minutes: 147
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/perfume-the-story-of-a-murderer-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396171/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

2006 · 147 min · Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Crime · Germany, France, United States, Spain


## Synopsis

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a 2006 period psychological thriller film directed by Tom Tykwer, who cowrote the screenplay with Andrew Birkin and Bernd Eichinger, based on the 1985 novel Perfume by Patrick Süskind. The film stars Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood and Dustin Hoffman. Set in 18th-century France, the film tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Whishaw), an olfactory genius, and his homicidal quest for the perfect scent.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tom Tykwer](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-tykwer)
- **Screenplay:** [Tom Tykwer](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-tykwer), [Bernd Eichinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernd-eichinger), [Andrew Birkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-birkin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tom Tykwer](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-tykwer), [Reinhold Heil](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinhold-heil), [Johnny Klimek](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-klimek)
- **Producer:** [Bernd Eichinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernd-eichinger), [Andrew Birkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-birkin), [Martin Moszkowicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-moszkowicz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Frank Griebe](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-griebe)
- **Editor:** [Alexander Berner](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-berner)

## Cast

- [Sara Forestier](https://cinepixo.com/people/sara-forestier)
- [John Hurt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hurt)
- [Otto Sander](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-sander)
- [Sam Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-douglas)
- [Dustin Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/dustin-hoffman)
- [Ariadna Cabrol](https://cinepixo.com/people/ariadna-cabrol)
- [Ben Whishaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-whishaw) as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
- [Simon Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-chandler)
- [David Calder](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-calder)
- [Rachel Hurd-Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-hurd-wood)
- [Alan Rickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-rickman)
- [Birgit Minichmayr](https://cinepixo.com/people/birgit-minichmayr)
- [Karoline Herfurth](https://cinepixo.com/people/karoline-herfurth)
- [Enric Arquimbau](https://cinepixo.com/people/enric-arquimbau)
- [Carolina Vera](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolina-vera)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/perfume-the-story-of-a-murderer-2006
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