Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

The story is set in 18th-century Paris and follows Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw), who becomes obsessed with a young woman, fixating on the idea of bottling her aroma, which eventually leads to murder. Dustin Hoffman plays Guiseppe Baldini, a perfumer, and Alan Rickman plays the father of the girl Grenouille is fascinated by.

Suspense Thriller

• B
  Ben Whishaw

  Peter Hujar's Day, Paddington in Peru

• D
  Dustin Hoffman

  Megalopolis, Kung Fu Panda

• A
  Alan Rickman

  Alice in Wonderland, Lee Daniels' The Butler

• R
  Rachel Hurd-Wood

  For Love Or Money, Tomorrow, When the War Began

• K
  Karoline Herfurth

  The Reader, Errors of the Human Body

Who is making Perfume: The Story of a Murderer – Crew List

A look at Perfume: The Story of a Murderer behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Tom Tykwer last helmed Run Lola Run and A Hologram For The King. The film's writer Andrew Birkin last penned Vernon God Little.

Director

Tom Tykwer

Screenwriters

Andrew Birkin
Bernd Eichinger
Tom Tykwer

Producer

Bernd Eichinger

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Key Facts

• Based on the best-selling novel.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

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