Factual error: The hanging is shown using the "standard drop", with a trapdoor, breaking the neck. This was not introduced until the 19th century (after France had abandoned the gallows for the guillotine), whereas the film is set in the 18th century. In those days the victim was just strung up on the gallows and left to strangulate (the "short drop").
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
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Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, Ben Whishaw, Francesc Albiol, Gonzalo Cunill, Roger Salvany
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