Brotherhood of the Wolf

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Brotherhood of the Wolf ★★ Le Pacte des Loups 2001 (R)

Based on the French legend about the Beast of Gevautime dan, a wolf-like creature that killed more than 100 people in the 1760s. In 1765, in a remote province, a mysterious creature is savagely killing women and children throughout the countryside. Naturalist Gregoire de Fronsac (Le Bihan) and his Iroquis blood brother Mani (Dacascos) are sent by King Louis XV to kill and stuff the beast for posterity. But what they finally discover is quite unexpected. Flamboyantly entertaining adventure. French with subtitles. 143m/C VHS, DVD . FR Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Vincent Cassel, Emilie Dequenne, Jeremie Renier, Monica Bellucci, Jean Yanne, Edith Scob, Jean-Francois Stevenin, Hans Meyer, Jacques Perrin, Philippe Nahon, Eric Prat, Johan Leysen, Bernard Fresson, Bernard Farcy, Virginie Darmon; D: Christophe Gans; W: Christophe Gans, Stephane Cabel; C: Dan Laustsen; M: Joseph LoDuca.

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