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Brotherhood of the Wolf

Original title: Le pacte des loups
  • 20012001
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  • 2h 22m
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Le pacte des loups (2001)
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.
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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.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
66K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,341
166
  • Director
    • Christophe Gans
  • Writers
    • Stéphane Cabel(original scenario)
    • Christophe Gans(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Samuel Le Bihan
    • Mark Dacascos
    • Jérémie Renier
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  • Director
    • Christophe Gans
  • Writers
    • Stéphane Cabel(original scenario)
    • Christophe Gans(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Samuel Le Bihan
    • Mark Dacascos
    • Jérémie Renier
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 527User reviews
    • 196Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 22 nominations

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    Monica Bellucci and Samuel Le Bihan in Le pacte des loups (2001)
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    Émilie Dequenne in Le pacte des loups (2001)
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    Émilie Dequenne and Samuel Le Bihan in Le pacte des loups (2001)

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    Samuel Le Bihan
    Samuel Le Bihan
    • Grégoire de Fronsacas Grégoire de Fronsac
    Mark Dacascos
    Mark Dacascos
    • Manias Mani
    Jérémie Renier
    Jérémie Renier
    • Thomas d'Apcheras Thomas d'Apcher
    Vincent Cassel
    Vincent Cassel
    • Jean-Françoisas Jean-François
    Émilie Dequenne
    Émilie Dequenne
    • Marianneas Marianne
    Monica Bellucci
    Monica Bellucci
    • Sylviaas Sylvia
    Jacques Perrin
    Jacques Perrin
    • Thomas d'Apcher (old)as Thomas d'Apcher (old)
    Christian Marc
    • Serviteur Thomas Agéas Serviteur Thomas Agé
    Karin Kriström
    • Bergère du Rocheras Bergère du Rocher
    Philippe Nahon
    Philippe Nahon
    • Jean Chastelas Jean Chastel
    Virginie Darmon
    • La Bavardeas La Bavarde
    Vincent Cespedes
    • Soldatas Soldat
    Hans Meyer
    Hans Meyer
    • Marquis d'Apcheras Marquis d'Apcher
    Jean-Paul Farré
    • Père Georgesas Père Georges
    Pierre Lavit
    • Jacquesas Jacques
    Eric Prat
    • Capitaine Duhamelas Capitaine Duhamel
    • (as Éric Prat)
    Bernard Farcy
    Bernard Farcy
    • Laffontas Laffont
    Edith Scob
    Edith Scob
    • Mme de Morangiasas Mme de Morangias
    • (as Édith Scob)
    • Director
      • Christophe Gans
    • Writers
      • Stéphane Cabel(original scenario) (adaptation)
      • Christophe Gans(adaptation)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      To prepare for his role, Mark Dacascos learned how to ride a horse, studied Mohawk Indian culture, and became fluent in French.
    • Goofs
      Mani 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".
    • Quotes

      Mani: All women have the same color when the candle is out.

    • Alternate versions
      The 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 Decascos) 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 shepherdhess, 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-Francois Stevenin) warns Fronsac about continuing his affair with Marianne (Emilie 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Le pacte des loups - Les coulisses du tournage (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Once
      (uncredited)

      by Felicia Sorensen

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    7/10
    Luxurious period piece marvelously filmed with good production design , evocative cinematography ,and spectacular combats
    Interesting as well as exciting epic movie plenty of violent fighting , thrills , inevitable ending confrontation and resulting to be a mix selection of genres . The picture is full of tumultuous sequences with frenetic action , surprises , wolf attacks , fierce combats and groundbreaking struggles . In 18th century France, a dashing hero , the Chevalier De Fronsac (Samuel Le Bihan) and his native American friend Mani (Mark Dacascos) are sent by the King Louis XV to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast (based on facts about an unknown animal who killed more than one hundred people in France at the end of 18th century) , a werewolf-like creature (made by Jim Henson factory) that has been massacring villagers . As an Iroquois valiant fighting alongside white blood brother . A huge wolf-hunt produces a pile of carcasses , but the attacks continue . Meanwhile , Chevalier and Mani visit a bordello , there meet Sylvia (Monica Belucci) , in fact the only person who knew the whole truth to both sides of the story regarding the beast and she manipulated Fronsac into dreaming and nightmare . Then , Chevalier falls sin love for a mysterious courtesan (Emilie Dequenne) and they are hindered by her jealous brother , Jean Francois (Vincent Cassel) . All of them become caught up in religious , political intrigues , rampant superstition and the vested interests of local aristos . At the end The French Revolution has swept the land and The Revolution has become the Terror.

    This sumptuous period drama displays action-packed , Chop-Socky , thrills , swashbuckling , fast-paced and wild fighting images . It is an action-filled and violent film , being splendidly filmed by Christopher Gans . Director carries out an alchemical fusion of cinematic elements such as scary monster film , mystery , thriller , Kung-Fu and period drama . The movie was released in January 2001 and was a great success , as more than five million people saw it. Fights , attacks and exciting combats very well staged by expert Philip Kwok , the result is a strong entry for action buffs . Marvelous production design , set in 18th century France , though imbued with a 21th century sensibility . The picture was based on true events , in fact there actually was a Beast of Gévaudan which was a real wolf-like creature that prowled the Auvergne and South Dordogne regions of France during the years 1764 to 1767, killing about 100 people, often in bizarre circumstances and all the primary characters, except the Native American Mani, actually existed and lived during reign of King Louis XV. Extraordinary support cast formed by prestigious French actors such as Jérémie Renier as Thomas d'Apcher , Jean-François Stévenin as Sardis , Jacques Perrin as Thomas , Jean Yanne as Comte De Morangias Bernard Farcy as Laffont , Edith Scob as Mme De Morangias , Bernard Fresson as Mercier and Philippe Nahon as Jean Chastel . Thrilling as well as evocative musical score by Joseph LoDuca . Colorful and glamorous cinematography by Dan Laustsen .

    The motion picture was stunningly directed by Christophe Gans and achieved big success at European box office . Universal Pictures paid $2 million for the rights to distribute this movie in the United States, and this movie went on grossing $11.2 million in limited theatrical release in the United States, making it the second-highest-grossing French-language movie in the United States since 1980 . Its director Christophe Gans is a good French professional who has realized a few but stunning films . Gans first realized Shorts and he then decided to make movies and directed one of the three parts of Necronomicon (1994) called "The Drowned" , later on , "Crying Freeman" from the famous Japanese Manga. And finally the big budgeted horror ¨Silent Hill¨ , he is nowadays preparing a new version of "Beauty and the Beast" .
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    • Is 'Brotherhood of the Wolf' based on a book?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • German
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Братство вовка
    • Filming locations
      • Esparros, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
    • Production companies
      • Metropolitan Filmexport
      • Canal+
      • Davis-Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $29,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,260,096
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $475,181
      • Jan 13, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $70,752,904
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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