In 18th-century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent to the Gevaudan province at the king's behest to investigate the killings of hundreds by a myste... Read allIn 18th-century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent to the Gevaudan province at the king's behest to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.In 18th-century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent to the Gevaudan province at the king's behest to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 22 nominations
Jérémie Renier
- Thomas d'Apcher
- (as Jérémie Rénier)
Eric Prat
- Capitaine Duhamel
- (as Éric Prat)
Edith Scob
- Mme de Morangias
- (as Édith Scob)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTo prepare for his role, Mark Dacascos learned how to ride a horse, studied Mohawk Indian culture, and became fluent in French.
- GoofsMani would not have been called a "Mohawk," even by the Chevalier De Fronsac, as this tribe had not yet been granted this official unique name. In French, he would have been called an "Agnier," "Iroquois" or simply "Indien."
- Alternate versionsThe DVD version of the film contains five deleted scenes, commented on by director Christophe Gans, that were cut from the movie for reasons of pacing or character continuity:
- An extended version of the fight sequence the opens the film between Mani (Mark Dacascos) and the highwaymen. In the extended version, Fronsac (Samuel Le Bihan) ends up assisting Mani in defeating them. In the film version, Mani fights alone.
- A raven assists Mani in finding the body of a shepherdess, the beast's most recent victim. In the film, the body is found much later on than when this scene would have led the audience to believe.
- Sardis (Jean-François Stévenin) warns Fronsac about continuing his affair with Marianne (Émilie Dequenne), saying that he doubts Fronsac has the moral character required to be with such a woman.
- A tender scene between Fronsac and Marianne on a frozen pond covered in fog.
- A scene set in La Teissier's where Sylvia (Monica Bellucci) reveals to Fronsac that the rooms in the bordello are equipped with two-way mirrors. She shows him a room where a friend of the Morangais family is involved in a bizarre sadomasochistic encounter.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Le pacte des loups - Les coulisses du tournage (2001)
Featured review
A brilliant genre film ...
Candle-lit interior cinematography, lush misty landscapes, strong characters, exquisite costumes, an authentic boudoir recreation of 18th century French society, a new kind of savage 'monster' and some of the finest stylized fight scenes ever laid down in a 'genre' film, place "Brotherhood of the Wolf" among the classiest horror adventure films of all time.
Great moments include the culminating rage of Samuel Le Bihan's gentlemanly character 'Fronsac' who explodes into a Conan-like fury as he meets out 'justice' to those that wronged his Iroquois-Mohawk 'blood brother' played by Marc Dacascos, Vincent Cassel suitably creepy as the decadent 'Morangias', sensuous Monica Belluci as the dangerous and vicious 'Sylvia', interesting historical plot-points, and a bond of friendship between an unlikely pair of frontier adventurers, make director Christopher Gans "Brotherhood of the Wolf" an original masterpiece of 'genre' film-making...
Great moments include the culminating rage of Samuel Le Bihan's gentlemanly character 'Fronsac' who explodes into a Conan-like fury as he meets out 'justice' to those that wronged his Iroquois-Mohawk 'blood brother' played by Marc Dacascos, Vincent Cassel suitably creepy as the decadent 'Morangias', sensuous Monica Belluci as the dangerous and vicious 'Sylvia', interesting historical plot-points, and a bond of friendship between an unlikely pair of frontier adventurers, make director Christopher Gans "Brotherhood of the Wolf" an original masterpiece of 'genre' film-making...
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- beingofsoundmind
- Nov 23, 2003
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Box office
- Budget
- $29,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,274,610
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $475,181
- Jan 13, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $70,767,418
- Runtime2 hours 22 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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