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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 13, 2006

Runtime

2h 27m

Genres

Crime, Fantasy, Drama

User Score

74%

Original Title

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Production Companies

Rising Star Productions, VIP Medienfonds 4, Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF), Davis Films, Ikiru Films, Constantin Film, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, DreamWorks Pictures, Summit Entertainment, Bernd Eichinger Productions, CNC, Castelao Productions, Eurimages, Atresmedia

Director

Tom Tykwer

Budget

$60,000,000

Revenue

$135,039,924

Description

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.