Film record

The City of Lost Children

Original title: La Cité des enfants perdus

1995Feature film112 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
Germany · Spain · France
Languages
French
Genres
science fiction film · fantasy film · dystopian film · arthouse science fiction film · steampunk film

Credits

Art department

Jean Rabasse — Production design
Marc Caro — Production design
Aline Bonetto — Production design
Simon Weisse — Production design

Cinematography

Darius Khondji — Cinematography
Adrien Angliviel — Cinematography
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Philippe Le Sourd — Cinematography
Phillipe Léotard — Cinematography
Marc Koninckx — Cinematography
Roland Savoye — Cinematography
Éric Caro — Cinematography
Michel Amathieu — Cinematography

Costume

Jean-Paul Gaultier — Costume design
Madeline Fontaine — Costume design

Direction

Jean-Pierre Jeunet — Directing
Marc Caro — Directing

Editing

Hervé Schneid — Editing
Nacho Ruiz Capillas — Editing

Music

Angelo Badalamenti — Music composition
Marianne Faithfull — Music composition

Cast

Ron Perlman — Acting (One)
Jean-Louis Trintignant — Voice acting (la voix d'Irvin)
Daniel Emilfork — Acting (Krank)
Judith Vittet — Acting (Miette)
Dominique Pinon — Acting (le scaphandrier)
Jean-Claude Dreyfus — Acting (Marcello)
Geneviève Brunet — Acting (Line)
Odile Mallet — Acting (Zette)
Mireille Mossé — Acting (Mademoiselle Bismuth)
Serge Merlin — Acting (le chef des cyclopes)
François Hadji-Lazaro — Acting (le tueur)
Rufus — Acting (la pelade)
Ticky Holgado — Acting (le vieux saltimbanque)
Dominique Bettenfeld — Acting (Bogdan)
Lotfi Yahya — Acting (Melchior)
Thierry Gibault — Acting (Brutus)
Marc Caro — Acting (Frère Ange-Joseph)
Mapi Galán — Acting (Lune)
Briac Barthélémy — Acting (Bouteille)
Pierre Quentin-Faesch — Acting (Pipo)
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Guillaume Billod-Morel — Acting (l'enfant du début)
Ham-Chau Luong — Acting (le tatoueur)
Hong-Mai Thomas — Acting (la femme du tatoueur)
Daniel Adric — Acting (un cyclope)
Frankie Pain — Acting (la barmaid)
Q134740574 — Acting (l'Espagnol)
Cris Huerta — Acting (le Père Noël)
Nane Germon — Acting (Miette âgée)
Alexis Pivot — Acting (Têtard)
Léo Rubion — Acting (Jeannot)
Q134740617 — Acting (le timonnier)
Q134741040 — Acting (Glazier)
Christophe Salengro — Acting (un soldat)
Q134738614 — Acting (le capitaine)
Q134741067 — Acting (le garde attaché)
Lorella Cravotta — Acting (une femme)
Q134738617 — Acting (le vagabond)
Éric Houzelot — Acting (un soldat)
Philippe Beautier — Acting (Double Clones)
Q134738680 — Acting (Double Clones)
Jean-Philippe Labadie — Acting (Double Clones)
Cyril Aubin — Acting (Double Clones)
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Raphaèle Bouchard — Acting (Miette)
Q134741125 — Acting (Krank à 12 ans)
Babeth Étienne — Acting (Miette à 37 ans)
Q134741132 — Acting (Krank à 36 ans)
Q134738486 — Acting (Miette à 43 ans)
Q134741153 — Acting (Krank à 4 ans)
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Michel Motu — Acting
Mathieu Kassovitz — Acting
Arthur Mazet — Acting

Production

Claudie Ossard — Production
Elías Querejeta — Production

Writing

Marc Caro — Screenwriting
Gilles Adrien — Screenwriting
Guillaume Laurant — Screenwriting
Jean-Pierre Jeunet — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Distribution

UGC

International
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Distribution

Netflix

International
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Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

France · Original release
17 May 1995Checked 26 Sep 2026
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