Directed by Tom Tykwer Written by Andrew Birkin Bernd Eichinger Tom Tykwer Patrick Süskind Cast Ben Whishaw ... Jean-Baptiste Grenouille Francesc Albiol ... Court Official Gonzalo Cunill ... Guard 1 Dungeon Rachel Hurd-Wood ... Laura Andrés Herrera ... Door Guard Simon Chandler ... Mayor of Grasse David Calder ... Bishop of Grasse Richard Felix ... Chief Magistrate Birgit Minichmayr ... Grenouille's Mother Reg Wilson ... Customer Fishmarket Catherine Boisgontier ... Woman Fishmarket Núria Casas ... Woman 2 Fishmarket Carlos Gramaje ... Police Lieutenant Fishmarket Sian Thomas ... Madame Gaillard Michael Smiley ... Porter Walter Cots ... Driver (as Walter Cots Wangüemert) Perry Millward ... Marcel Jan Cortés ... Boy Boarding House Berta Ros ... Girl Boarding House Alvaro Roque ... Grenouille 5 Years Franck Lefeuvre ... Grenouille 12 Years Sam Douglas ... Grimal Joan Serrats ... Upholsterer Jaume Montané ... Pélissier Bridget McConnell ... Aunt Duna Jové ... Young Woman Karoline Herfurth ... The Plum Girl Timothy Davies ... Chenier Dustin Hoffman ... Giuseppe Baldini Dora Romano ... Baldini's Wife Carolina Vera ... Neapolitan Girl Alan Rickman ... Richis Roger Salvany ... Guard 2 Dungeon Sara Forestier ... Jeanne Ramon Pujol ... Lucien Corinna Harfouch ... Madame Arnulfi Paul Berrondo ... Druot Joanna Griffiths ... Marianne Jessica Schwarz ... Natalie Harris Gordon ... Marquis de Montesquieu Anna Gelman ... Albine Laura Gelman ... Françoise Guillermo Ayesa ... Tallien Anna Diogene ... Tallien's Wife Montserrat Masó ... Housekeeper Toby Harper ... Police Lieutenant Jerome Willis ... Councillor 1 Fermí Reixach ... Councillor 2 Derek Smee ... Councillor 3 Albert Pérez ... Councillor 4 Artur Sala ... Gatekeeper Thomas Lenox ... Messenger Richard Collins-Moore ... Innkeeper Francesca Piñón ... Innkeeper's Wife Nico Baixas ... Guard Torture Chamber Enric Arquimbau ... Executioner Oriol Tramvia ... Land Priest Cristina Solà ... Woman with Bishop Laura Vidal ... Hangover Girl (as Laura Vidal Traver) Ariadna Cabrol ... Beggar Woman 1 Maia Jenkinson ... Beggar Woman 2 John Hurt ... Narrator (voice) Otto Sander ... Narrator (voice) Carmela Lloret   Uncredited Cast Menina Arroutada ... Rural Orgy Miquel Bordoy ... Rural Orgy Òscar Bosch   Carme Capdet ... Customer of Giussepe Baldini Carme Contreras ... Party Guest Robert Forcadell ... Rich Man Susana Goulart ... Extra Pedro Gutiérrez ... Extra Aina Huguet   Pere Koniec ... Waterboy Jordi Manuel ... Rural Orgy Maribel Martin Julian ... Citizen Ricardo Mestres   Edgar Moreno ... Paris Citizen Jaume Najarro ... Rural Orgy Alberto Quintana ... Rural Orgy Carlos Serna ... Rural Orgy Sergi Atencia Sánchez ... Companion of Grenouille Cristian Valencia   Marc Velasco ... Poorman Abril Zamora   Produced by Bernd Eichinger Julio Fernández Teresa Gefaell Andreas Grosch Samuel Hadida Manuel Cuotemoc Malle Martin Moszkowicz Gigi Oeri Edmon Roch Andreas Schmid Silvia Tollmann Original Music by Reinhold Heil Johnny Klimek Tom Tykwer

Additional Info Premiere: September 07, 2006 Theatrical Release: January 05, 2007 DVD Release: July 24, 2007 Blu-ray Release: October 05, 2021 Countries: Distributor: Paramount Studios Websites: Production Companies DreamWorks (presents) (as DreamWorks Pictures) Constantin Film (presents) Bernd Eichinger Productions (production) VIP 4 Medienfonds Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF) (co-production) Castelao Producciones (co-production) Rising Star (in association with) FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (supported by) Bayerischer Banken-Fonds (supported by) Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (supported by) Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (supported by) Eurimages (supported by) Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen (supported by) Filmax Antena 3 Films Davis-Films (uncredited) Ikiru Films (delegate production) MEDIA Programme of the European Union (supported by) Summit Entertainment Distributors Paramount Pictures   (2006) (USA) (theatrical) DreamWorks Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.8 / 10 Our Rating 8.1 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.8 / 10 Female Users 6.4 / 10 Site Ranking #711 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 9 total ratings Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Site Ranking #707 RocknRolla (2008) #708 The Lion King (2019) #709 21 (2008) #710 It Follows (2014) #711 Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer (2006) #712 Batman Forever (1995) #713 Birds Of Prey: And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn (2020) #714 Crank (2006) #715 Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)