Film record

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Original title: Das Parfum – Die Geschichte eines Mörders

2006Feature film147 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · Germany · Spain · France
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · crime film · thriller film · fantasy film · horror film · psychological thriller · drama fiction

Credits

Art department

Uli Hanisch — Production design

Cinematography

Frank Griebe — Cinematography

Costume

Pierre-Yves Gayraud — Costume design

Direction

Tom Tykwer — Directing

Editing

Alexander Berner — Editing

Music

Reinhold Heil — Music composition
Johnny Klimek — Music composition
Tom Tykwer — Music composition

Cast

Ben Whishaw — Acting
Alan Rickman — Acting
Rachel Hurd-Wood — Acting
Q42930 — Acting
Karoline Herfurth — Acting
Simon Chandler — Acting
John Hurt — Acting
Corinna Harfouch — Acting
Birgit Minichmayr — Acting
David Calder — Acting
Sam Douglas — Acting
Sara Forestier — Acting
Siân Thomas — Acting
Jessica Schwarz — Acting
Carolina Vera — Acting
Michael Smiley — Acting
Jerome Willis — Acting
Enric Arquimbau — Acting
Ariadna Cabrol — Acting
Otto Sander — Acting

Production

Bernd Eichinger — Production
Andrew Birkin — Production
Martin Moszkowicz — Production

Writing

Andrew Birkin — Screenwriting
Tom Tykwer — Screenwriting
Bernd Eichinger — Screenwriting

Versions and cuts

No versions have been documented yet.

Releases by territory

France · Original release
7 Sep 2006Checked 11 Sep 2026
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