Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a 2006 period psychological thriller film directed by Tom Tykwer, who cowrote the screenplay with Andrew Birkin and Bernd Eichinger, based on the 1985 novel of the
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Producer Bernd Eichinger was denied the rights to the film when he first tried to obtain them in 1985.
Dustin Hoffman
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Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor and filmmaker. As one of the key leading man actors in the formation of New Hollywood, Hoffman is known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotional
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (film)
…Birkin and Bernd Eichinger, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Patrick Süskind. The film stars Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood and Dustin Hoffman. Set in 18th-century France, the film tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Whishaw), an olfactory genius, and his homicidal quest for the perfect…
Hoffman at the TIFF in 2025
Hoffman in 1968
Hoffman on the set of Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Hoffman with Mia Farrow on the set of John and Mary (1969)