Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Samuel Le Bihan | ... | Grégoire de Fronsac | |
Mark Dacascos | ... | Mani | |
Jérémie Renier | ... | Thomas d'Apcher (as Jérémie Rénier) | |
Vincent Cassel | ... | Jean-François | |
Émilie Dequenne | ... | Marianne | |
Monica Bellucci | ... | Sylvia | |
Jacques Perrin | ... | Thomas d'Apcher (old) | |
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Christian Marc | ... | Serviteur Thomas Agé |
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Karin Kriström | ... | Bergère du Rocher |
Philippe Nahon | ... | Jean Chastel | |
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Virginie Darmon | ... | La Bavarde |
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Vincent Cespedes | ... | Soldat |
Hans Meyer | ... | Marquis d'Apcher | |
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Jean-Paul Farré | ... | Père Georges |
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Pierre Lavit | ... | Jacques |
In 1764 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, a wolf? a hyena? or something supernatural? 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 eighteenth century, the movie aims to tell first and explain afterwards. In the first part, a special envoy of the King of France, altogether biologist, explorer and philosopher, arrives in the Gevaudan region, in the mountainous central part of France. The Beast has been ... Written by Anonymous
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...