Brotherhood of the Wolf

"The year is 1766... The hunt for a killer has begun."

2001 2h 31m FR

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Synopsis

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In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.

“The year is 1766... The hunt for a killer has begun.”

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Cast

Samuel Le Bihan
Grégoire de Fronsac
Vincent Cassel
Jean-François de Morangias
Émilie Dequenne
Marianne de Morangias
Monica Bellucci
Sylvia
Jérémie Renier
Thomas d'Apcher
Mark Dacascos
Mani
Jean Yanne
Le Comte de Morangias
Jean-François Stévenin
Sardis

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christophe Gans
Writers: Stéphane Cabel, Christophe Gans, Thierry Segur
Languages: Italian, German, French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, German, French.

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4 / 8

CAST

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204+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Christophe Gans, shot by Dan Laustsen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joseph LoDuca. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Xavier Loutreuil shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Samuel Le Bihan and Vincent Cassel and Émilie Dequenne carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christophe Gans directs. Dan Laustsen behind the camera. Joseph LoDuca scores. Xavier Loutreuil cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in Italian, German, French.

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1Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, German, French.
4204+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Christophe Gans, shot by Dan Laustsen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Joseph LoDuca. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Xavier Loutreuil shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Samuel Le Bihan and Vincent Cassel and Émilie Dequenne carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The year is 1766... The hunt for a killer has begun.".
10IMDB entry: tt0237534 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "martial arts", "rape", "france", "wolf".
12Released under 11 different titles around the world.