Brotherhood of the Wolf
French movie poster
Directed by	Christophe Gans
Produced by	Richard Grandpierre Samuel Hadida
Written by	Christophe Gans Stéphane Cabel.
Starring	Samuel Le Bihan Vincent Cassel Émilie Dequenne Monica Bellucci Jérémie Renier Mark Dacascos
Music by	Joseph LoDuca
Cinematography	Dan Laustsen
Editing by	David Wu Sébastien Prangère Xavier Loutreuil
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (USA)
Release date(s)	31 January 2001
Running time	152 mins
Country	France
Language	French German (a few words) Italian (a few words)
Budget	FRF 200,000,000 (estimated)
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Brotherhood of the Wolf, also known by its French title Le Pacte des Loups (literally "The Pact of the Wolves"), is a 2001 French movie directed by Christophe Gans, starring Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci and Mark Dacascos, and written by Gans and Stéphane Cabel. Dave Wolverton (born 1957) is a science-fiction author who also goes under the pseudonym David Farland for his fantasy works. ... Brotherhood of the Wolf is the second novel in David Farlands tetralogy, The Runelords. ... Image File history File links Le_Pacte_Des_Loups. ... Christophe Gans on the set of the film Silent Hill Christophe Gans (born March 11, 1960 in Antibes, France. ... Born Morocco, 17 December 1953. ... Christophe Gans on the set of the film Silent Hill Christophe Gans (born March 11, 1960 in Antibes, France. ... Samuel Le Bihan (born January 5, 1965 in Avranches) is a French actor, best known in the United States for his work in the films Brotherhood of the Wolf and He Loves Me. ... Vincent Cassel (born November 23, 1966) is a French actor. ... Émilie Dequenne (born 29 August 1981 in Beloeil, Belgium) won the Best Actress award at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival for her debut film performance in the Palme dOr winning film Rosetta Brief filmography LÉquipier (2004) - Brigitte Mariées mais pas trop (2003) - Laurence Milcaux Une femme de... Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (born September 30, 1964) is an Italian actress and former fashion model. ... Jérémie Renier (born January 6, 1981 in Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian actor. ... Mark Dacascos promo photo Mark Dacascos (born February 26, 1964, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an actor and martial arts expert, winning numerous karate and kung fu championships between the age of 9 and 18 [1]. He has been featured in such films as Only The Strong and Cradle 2 the Grave. ... Joseph LuDuca, Film composer. ... Dan Laustsen is a Danish cinematographer who was born on the 15 June 1954 in Aalborg. ... Congressman David Wu David Wu (Traditional Chinese: 吳振偉; pinyin: Wú ZhènwÄ›i; born April 8, 1955) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Oregon, representing the states 1st Congressional District (map). ... Universal Pictures is the main motion picture production/distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Though abolished as a legal coin by Louis XIII in 1641 in favor of the gold louis or écu, the term franc continued to be used in common parlance for the livre tournois. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... The art of motion-picture making within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad is collectively known as French cinema. ... Christophe Gans on the set of the film Silent Hill Christophe Gans (born March 11, 1960 in Antibes, France. ... Samuel Le Bihan (born January 5, 1965 in Avranches) is a French actor, best known in the United States for his work in the films Brotherhood of the Wolf and He Loves Me. ... Vincent Cassel (born November 23, 1966) is a French actor. ... Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (born September 30, 1964) is an Italian actress and former fashion model. ... Mark Dacascos promo photo Mark Dacascos (born February 26, 1964, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an actor and martial arts expert, winning numerous karate and kung fu championships between the age of 9 and 18 [1]. He has been featured in such films as Only The Strong and Cradle 2 the Grave. ... Sample from a screenplay, showing dialogue and action descriptions. ...

The film is loosely based on a real-life series of killings that took place in France in the 18th century and on the famous legend around the Beast of Gévaudan. Parts of the movie were filmed at Château de Roquetaillade. The Beast of Gévaudan (French: La bête du Gévaudan) was a legendary wolf-like creature that terrorised the former province of Gévaudan (modern day Lozère département), in the Margeride Mountains in south-central France from about 1764 to 1767. ... The Château de Roquetaillade is a castle in Mazères, in the French département of Gironde. ...

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The film had been called the highest grossing French movie ever, grossing over US$70 million worldwide. It was also a commercial success in the United States; Universal Pictures acquired the film's United States rights for a few hundred thousand dollars and it went on grossing US$10.9 million in limited theatrical release in the United States (this movies also did brisk video and DVD sales in the United States). ^[1] ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Universal Pictures is the main motion picture production/distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal. ...

Brotherhood of the Wolf has garnered a respectful following among horror fans and was also one of the sources of inspiration for the Dungeons & Dragons Eberron campaign setting. “D&D” redirects here. ... The Eberron logo Eberron is a campaign setting created by author and game designer Keith Baker for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. ... A campaign setting is usually a fictional world which serves as a setting for a role-playing game or wargame campaign. ...

Plot

The movie begins during the French Revolution with an aged Marquis d'Apcher French noble (Perrin), as the narrator, writing his memoirs in a castle, while the voices of a mob can be heard from outside. The film flashes back to the mid 1760s when a mysterious beast terrorized the province of Gévaudan and nearby lands. The French Revolution (1789–1815) was a period of political and social upheaval in the political history of France and Europe as a whole, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on... The nobility (la noblesse) in France in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period had specific legal and financial rights and prerogatives (the first official list of these prerogatives was established relatively late, under Louis XI of France after 1440), including exemption from paying the taille (except for non... Jacques Perrin (born July 13, 1941 in Paris) is a French actor and film maker. ... The Narrator is the entity within a story that tells the story to the reader. ... In literature, film, television and other media, a flashback (also called analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point the story has reached. ... Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. ... The Beast of Gévaudan (French: La bête du Gévaudan) was a legendary wolf-like creature that terrorised the former province of Gévaudan (modern day Lozère département), in the Margeride Mountains in south-central France from about 1764 to 1767. ... Gévaudan is a city in France, in Lozère department. ...

Grégoire de Fronsac (Bihan), a knight and the royal taxidermist of King Louis XV of France, and his Native American companion Mani (Dacascos), an Iroquois, arrive in Gévaudan to capture the beast. Upon arrival, they rescue an aged healer and his daughter from an attack by soldiers. The young and enlightened Thomas, Marquis d'Apcher (Renier), befriends them and assists their investigation. Samuel Le Bihan (born January 5, 1965 in Avranches) is a French actor, best known in the United States for his work in the films Brotherhood of the Wolf and He Loves Me. ... A mounted snow leopard. ... Louis XV, called the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé) (February 15, 1710 – May 10, 1774), ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1715 until his death. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... Mark Dacascos promo photo Mark Dacascos (born February 26, 1964, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an actor and martial arts expert, winning numerous karate and kung fu championships between the age of 9 and 18 [1]. He has been featured in such films as Only The Strong and Cradle 2 the Grave. ... For other uses, see Iroquois (disambiguation). ... Jérémie Renier (born January 6, 1981 in Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian actor. ...

Fronsac is initially skeptical about the beast's existence, since survivors describe it as much larger than any wolf he has ever seen. However, by studying the bite size on a victim of the beast, he deduces that it must weigh roughly 500 pounds. Captain Duhamel (Prat), an army officer leading the hunt for the beast, has killed dozens of ordinary wolves, but has not come close to the actual killer. Wolf Wolf Man Mount Wolf Wolf Prizes Wolf Spider Wolf 424 Wolf 359 Wolf Point Wolf-herring Frank Wolf Friedrich Wolf Friedrich August Wolf Hugo Wolf Johannes Wolf Julius Wolf Max Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf Maximilian Wolf Rudolf Wolf Thomas Wolf As Name Wolf Breidenbach Wolf Hirshorn Other The call...

While staying in Gévaudan, Fronsac romances Marianne de Morangias (Dequenne), the daughter of a local count, whose brother, Jean-François (Cassel), was also an avid hunter and a world traveler, before losing one arm to a lion in Africa. Fronsac is also intrigued by Sylvia (Bellucci), an Italian courtesan at the local brothel. Émilie Dequenne (born 29 August 1981 in Beloeil, Belgium) won the Best Actress award at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival for her debut film performance in the Palme dOr winning film Rosetta Brief filmography LÉquipier (2004) - Brigitte Mariées mais pas trop (2003) - Laurence Milcaux Une femme de... Vincent Cassel (born November 23, 1966) is a French actor. ... For other uses, see Lion (disambiguation). ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (born September 30, 1964) is an Italian actress and former fashion model. ...

While investigating another victim, Fronsac finds a fang made of steel, and his doubts of the Beast's existence thin. Another witness swears that the Beast is controlled by a human master. Fronsac studies the patterns of the attacks and victims, trying to find a common thread and reveal a murderer. As the investigation proves to be unfruitful, the king's weapons master, Lord de Beauterne (Leysen), arrives to put an end to the Beast. But instead of doing so, Beauterne kills an ordinary wolf and tells Fronsac to alter the corpse so it resembles the monster accordingly. Fronsac does so, and the bogus wolf is sent back to Paris, where it is put on display, much to the pleasure of the king and the French aristocracy. Antoine de Beauterne was actually François Antoine, chief huntsman (lieutenant des Chasses) of king Louis XV and a professional wolf hunter, sent to stop the attacks of the Beast of Gévaudan with fourteen crack marksmen as assistants selected. ... This article is about the capital of France. ...

The Beast and its Master

In Paris, the king’s advisor shows Fronsac a copy of a book titled L'Édifiante ["The Edifying"] with treasonous theories, stating the Beast has come to punish the King of France for his indulgence of the philosophers, and that the modern embracement of science over religion is heresy. Fronsac realizes that the Beast is an instrument of a secret society, The Brotherhood of the Wolf, working to undermine public confidence in the king and ultimately take over the country. Image File history File links Pacte_des_Loupes_01. ... Image File history File links Pacte_des_Loupes_01. ... ... Look up Heresy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Fronsac is told that "officially" the Beast is dead, warned to keep his mouth shut, and bribed with an appointment to travel to Senegal. Back in Gévaudan, the attacks by the real Beast continue.

Ignoring his orders, Fronsac returns to Gévaudan, determined to put an end to the Beast's killings, and also to take Marianne away. Upon his return, the monster attacks and he sees it with his own eyes. It kills a man, but mysteriously refrains from attacking Marianne.

Fronsac, Mani, and the Marquis set out into the forest and set up an array of traps to capture the Beast, but it proves to be too powerful and intelligent to be captured by anything they can set up. After a violent encounter, Mani sets off solo in pursuit, where he finds a catacomb used as the Beast's holding pen, inhabited by the Brotherhood and a band of Gypsies working with them. These include, ironically, the elderly veterinarian, the Beast's tender, and his daughter, whom Mani saved from a beating when he and Fronsac first arrived in Gévaudan. Outnumbered and distracted by the daughter, Mani is shot in the back, overwhelmed and killed. The word catacomb comes from Greek kata kumbas (L. ad catacumbas), near the low place and originally it meant a certain burial district in Rome. ... Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Roma (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ... Look up veterinarian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Fronsac is broken when he discovers his best friend has been murdered. Performing an autopsy, he finds a silver bullet, the signature weapon of Marianne's brother, Jean-François. In a fit of rage he goes to the catacombs and seeks revenge, finding a pile of copies of L'Édifiante. He kills many of the Gypsies, and discovers the Beast's lair. He is then overpowered by the local authorities and imprisoned. Post-mortem, postmortem and post mortem redirect here. ... The metaphor of the silver bullet applies to any straightforward solution perceived to have extreme effectiveness. ...

Monica Bellucci as the courtesan Sylvia.

Sylvia visits him in jail and reveals to him that she is a spy for the Vatican. The local priest, Henri Sardis (Stévenin), is the leader of the Brotherhood, believing that he is restoring worship of God to France. Pope Clement XIII has decided that Sardis is insane, and sent her to eliminate him. She then poisons Fronsac, telling him he knows too much. Image File history File links Wolf4yahoo. ... Image File history File links Wolf4yahoo. ... Clement XIII, born Carlo della Torre Rezzonico (Venice, March 7, 1693 – Rome, February 2, 1769), was Pope from 1758 to 1769. ... The skull and crossbones symbol (Jolly Roger) traditionally used to label a poisonous substance. ...

Fronsac is presumed dead, and buried, when in fact Sylvia's poison has only put him into a temporary coma. Marianne realizes that Jean-François is the Beast's master; it recognized his scent when it came near her, which is why it did not attack. Jean-François, who has harbored an incestuous lust for his sister, rapes and nearly kills Marianne. In medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep) is a profound state of unconsciousness. ... Incest is sexual activity between two persons related by close kinship. ...

Sylvia's agents exhume Fronsac and he appears at one of the Brotherhood’s secret sermons. In the climactic battle, he kills several Gypsies, and duels Jean-François to the death. The other members of the Brotherhood attempt to flee, but are rounded up and arrested by Captain Duhamel and his men. Sylvia personally kills the Gypsy veterinarian's daughter. Sardis escapes into the mountains, but is mauled to death by a pack of wolves, in an example of poetic justice. By other animals Humans are not the only species to bury their dead. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      A sermon is an oration by... Poetic Justice is a 1993 drama/romance film starring Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King and Joe Torry. ...

Fronsac attempts to heal Marianne with a potion carried by Mani. He and the marquis Thomas go to the Beast's lair, where it lies grievously wounded after the fight in the forest. It turns out the Beast was an offspring of a lion Jean-François brought back from Africa. It was tortured into becoming vicious, trained to attack humans, and dressed in metal armor along with metal implants in its jaw to make it more formidable and frightening. Fronsac performs a mercy killing on the Beast.

The film then returns to the opening time period of the French Revolution. The narrator is revealed to be the aged Thomas, Marquis d'Apcher. He finishes writing his account of the killings, just before he is led to his execution by a revolutionary mob. An ochlocracy from The Simpsons Ochlocracy (Greek: οχλοκρατία or ohlokratía; Latin: ochlocratia) is government by mob or a mass of people, or the intimidation of constitutional authorities. ...

In the final scene, the marquis has a flashback, in which he narrates that he does not know what happened to Fronsac and Marianne but he hopes that somewhere, they are happy together. Fronsac is shown traveling to Senegal with Marianne to start a new life together, scattering Mani’s ashes at sea. It is left ambiguous whether the two are alive and happy or, whether this is indeed the marquis' dream.

Cast

Samuel Le Bihan as Grégoire de Fronsac

• Samuel Le Bihan - Grégoire de Fronsac
• Vincent Cassel - Jean-François de Morangias
• Émilie Dequenne - Marianne de Morangias
• Monica Bellucci - Sylvia
• Jérémie Renier - Thomas, Marquis d'Apcher
• Mark Dacascos - Mani
• Jean Yanne - Comte de Morangias
• Jean-François Stévenin - Henri Sardis
• Jacques Perrin - Thomas, Marquis d'Apcher (old)
• Edith Scob - Geneviève de Morangias
• Johan Leysen - Antoine de Beauterne
• Bernard Farcy - Laffont
• Hans Meyer - Marquis d'Apcher
• Virginie Darmon - La Bavarde
• Philippe Nahon - Jean Chastel
• Eric Prat - Capitaine Duhamel

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Titles

• Argentina: Pacto de Lobos (Pact of Wolves)
• Brazil: O Pacto dos Lobos (The Pact of the Wolves)
• Denmark: Pagten
• Estonia: Hundi Vennaskond
• Finland: Susien Klaani
• Germany: Der Pakt der Wölfe (The Pact of the Wolves)
• Greece: H Aδελφότητα Των Λύκων
• Hungary: Farkasok szövetsége
• Israel "Akhvat Ha-Ze'evim" "אחוות הזאבים" (Brotherhood of the Wolves)
• Italy: Il Patto dei Lupi (The Pact of the Wolves)
• Mexico: Pacto con Lobos (Pact with Wolves)
• Norway: Ulvenes klan
• Poland: Braterstwo Wilków
• Russia: Братство волка
• Serbia: Pakt Sa Vukovima
• Spain: El Pacto de los Lobos (The Pact of the Wolves)
• Sweden: Vargarnas pakt
• UK: Brotherhood of the Wolf
• USA: Brotherhood of the Wolf

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Le Pacte des Loups at the Internet Movie Database
• The Brotherhood of the Wolf at Rotten Tomatoes
• Brotherhood of the Wolf at Box Office Mojo