Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
2001 film by Christophe Gans
- Released
- 2001
- Country
- France, Venezuela
- Language
- Italian, French, Spanish
- Genre
- Martial arts film, Kung fu film
- Director
- Christophe Gans
- Screenplay
- Christophe Gans, Stéphane Cabel
- Producer
- Samuel Hadida, Richard Grandpierre
- Music
- Joseph LoDuca
- Cinematography
- Dan Laustsen
- Editing
- David Wu, Sébastien Prangère
- Starring
- Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Émilie Dequenne, Monica Bellucci, Jérémie Renier, Mark Dacascos, Jean Yanne, Jacques Perrin
- Running time
- 137 minutes
- Production company
- Davis Films, StudioCanal, Canal+
- Distributor
- Metropolitan Filmexport
- Set in
- France, Gévaudan
Brotherhood of the Wolf (French: Le Pacte des loups) is a 2001 French period action horror film directed by Christophe Gans, co-written by Gans and Stéphane Cabel, and starring Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Émilie Dequenne, Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel. The story takes place in 18th-century France, where the Chevalier de Fronsac and Mani, an Iroquois man, are sent to investigate the mysterious slaughter of hundreds by an unknown creature in the county of Gévaudan.
The plot is loosely based on a real-life series of killings that took place in France in the 18th century and the famous legend of the beast of Gévaudan; parts of the film were shot at Château de Roquetaillade. The film has several extended swashbuckling fight scenes, with martial arts performances by the cast mixed in, making it unusual for a historical drama. The special effects for the creature are a combination of computer generated imagery, as well as puppetry and animatronics designed by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Cast
- Samuel Le Bihan
- Vincent Cassel
- Émilie Dequenne
- Monica Bellucci
- Jérémie Renier
- Mark Dacascos
- Jean Yanne
- Jacques Perrin
- Jean-François Stévenin
- Édith Scob
- Philippe Nahon
- Bernard Fresson
- André Penvern
- Bernard Farcy
- Christian Adam
- Emmanuel Booz
- Éric Prat
- Erwan Baynaud
- François Hadji-Lazaro
- Frankie Pain
- Gaspard Ulliel
- Hans Meyer
- Isabelle Le Nouvel
- Jean-Paul Farré
- Jean-Pierre Jackson
- Johan Leysen
- Juliette Lamboley
- Michel Puterflam
- Nicolas Vaude
- Pascal Laugier
- Vincent Cespedes
- Virginie Darmon
- Dee Bradley Baker
More films directed by Christophe Gans
- Crying Freeman 1995
Nominations
- César Award for Best Music Written for a Film
- César Award for Best Production Design
- César Award for Best Sound
- César Award for Best Costume Design
- European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1123891 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.