Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)

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142 min - Action | Adventure | Drama - 31 January 2001 (France)

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Ratings: 7.0/10 from 36,355 users Metascore: 57/100
Reviews: 508 user | 182 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com

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.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Samuel Le Bihan	...	Grégoire de Fronsac
	Vincent Cassel	...	Jean-François
	Émilie Dequenne	...	Marianne
	Monica Bellucci	...	Sylvia
	Jérémie Renier	...	Thomas d'Apcher
	Mark Dacascos	...	Mani
	Jean Yanne	...	Comte de Morangias
	Jean-François Stévenin	...	Sardis
	Jacques Perrin	...	Thomas Agé
	Johan Leysen	...	Beauterne
	Bernard Farcy	...	Laffont
	Edith Scob	...	Mme de Morangias
	Hans Meyer	...	Marquis d'Apcher
	Virginie Darmon	...	La Bavarde
	Philippe Nahon	...	Jean Chastel

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Storyline

In 1765 something was stalking the mountains of central France. A 'beast' that pounced on humans and animals with terrible ferocity. Indeed they beast became so notorious that the King of France dispatched envoys to find out what was happening and to kill the creature. By the end, the Beast of Gevaudan had killed over 100 people, to this day, no one is entirely sure what it was, wolf? hyena? or something supernatural? Whatever it was, shepherds had the same life-expectancy as the red-suited guys in 'Star Trek'. The Beast is a popular myth in France, albeit one rooted firmly in reality; somewhat surprisingly it is little known to the outside world, and perhaps incredibly it has never been made into a movie. Until now... Based on the true story of the Beast of the Gevaudan that terrorized France in the mid-XVIIIth century, the movie aims to tell first and explain afterwards... Written by Anonymous

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and gore, and sexuality/nudity See all certifications »

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Country:

France

Language:

French | German | Italian

Release Date:

31 January 2001 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

Der Pakt der Wölfe See more »

Filming Locations:

Château de Roquetaillade, Mazères, Gironde, France See more »

Box Office

Budget:

FRF 200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£123,245 (UK) (21 October 2001) (75 Screens)

Gross:

$70,752,904 (Worldwide)

Company Credits

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Canal+, Davis-Films, Eskwad See more »

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Runtime:

142 min | 152 min (director's cut)

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DTS | Dolby Digital

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Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

Apparently in the belief that no one outside France has any sense of history, the translators writing subtitles omitted a historical reference in old d'Apcher's memoir. The subtitles read, "The Revolution has swept the land," but in French he says, "The Revolution has become the Terror" (this may have been changed in some DVD versions). See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The body of the young woman which is used as bait for the wolf is that of the shepherdess (the lady with the goat), who isn't killed until about an hour later in the movie. (The shepherdess scene was originally shot to take place much earlier in the film and when it was switched to later, they just hoped no one would notice the body was identical.) See more »

Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Le pacte des loups (original title)

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