The City of Lost Children
A brave orphan sets out to free the stolen children before a twisted scientist can drain their dreams and halt his own aging, risking everything to stop his nightmarish plan.
“Where happily ever after is just a dream.”
Synopsis
In a surreal society, a scientist abducts children to harvest their dreams, believing this will slow his aging process.
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The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 98+ credited
Why a floor?
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Herve SchneidShot by Darius KhondjiScored by Angelo BadalamentiDesigned by Jean Rabasse
Box Office
1995 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.1× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$1.7M
Opening weekend: $34K — 2% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $54K — 3% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3 theaters
Also known as
- Die Stadt der verlorenen Kinderde
- The City of Lost Childrenen
- The City of the Lost Childrenen
- La ciudad de los niños perdidoses
- La città perdutait
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Cast & Crew
98 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ron Perlman
as One
Daniel Emilfork
as Krank
Mireille Mosse
as Mademoiselle Bismuth
Serge Merlin
as Gabriel Marie (Cyclops Leader)
Judith Vittet
as Miette
Jean Claude Dreyfus
as Marcello
Genevieve Brunet
as La Pieuvre
Dominique Pinon
as Les clones
Odile Mallet
as La Pieuvre
Rufus
as Peeler
Ticky Holgado
as Ex-Acrobat
Cris Huerta
as Father
Supporting cast
74Jean Louis Trintignant
as L'oncle Irvin (voice)
Joseph Lucien
as Denree
Mapi Galan
as Lune
Briac Barthelemy
as Bottle
Pierre Quentin Faesch
as Pipo
Alexis Pivot
as Tadpole
Francois Hadji Lazaro
as Killer
Dominique Bettenfeld
as Bogdan
Lotfi Yahya Jedidi
as Melchior
Thierry Gibault
as Brutus
Marc Caro
as Brother Ange-Joseph
Ham Chau Luong
as Tattoo Artist
Frankie Pain
as Barmaid
Enrique Villanueva
as Spainard
Dominique Chevalier
as Tied-up Guard
Lorella Cravotta
as Woman at Her Window
Eric Houzelot
as Soldier
Philippe Beautier
as Double Clones
Marc Amyot
as Double Clones #2
Jean Philippe Labadie
as Double Clones
Raphaele Bouchard
as Miette, Age
Elisabeth Etienne
as Miette, Age 37
Rachel Boulenger
as Miette, Age 43
Michel Motu
as Krank, Age 45
Nane Germon
as Miette, Age 82
Leo Rubion
as Jeannot
Guillaume Billod Morel
as Child
Bezak
as Helmsman
Hong Mai Thomas
as Tattoo Artist's Wife
Rene Pivot
as Glazier
Daniel Adric
as Cyclops
Christophe Salengro
as Soldier
Rene Marquant
as Captain
Michel Smolianoff
as Awake Tramp
Lili Cognard
as Winner
Angelique Philibert
as Stripper
Marie Piemontese
as Stripper
Antoinette Dias
as Stripper
Zak Russomanno
as Stripper
Djamila Bouda
as Stripper
Lauren Geoffroy
as Stripper
Cyril Aubin
as Double Clones #4
Bruno Journee
as Double Clones #5
Jeremie Freund
as Krank, Age 12
Joris Geneste
as Krank, Age 36
Julie Bernard
as Child
Valentin Simonet
as Child
Eglantine Blanckaert
as Schoolchild
Gaetan Bouyala
as Schoolchild
Mickael Bussinger
as Schoolchild
Jonathan Gatinois
as Schoolchild
Joshka Kaufmann
as Schoolchild
Morgan Mariac
as Schoolchild
Caroline Marsily
as Schoolchild
Geoffroy Morange
as Schoolchild
Sebastien Thaissart
as Schoolchild
Charlotte Bienfait
as Baby
Camille Dufeu
as Baby
Robinson Fouille
as Baby
Alysia Hoffeurt
as Baby
Sandy Kontargyris
as Baby
Andrew Laupen
as Baby
Theo Madueno
as Baby
Arthur Mazet
as Baby
Fackry M Saidie
as Baby
Gabriel Pierre
as Baby
Berangere Pivot
as Baby
Charlotte Ribaud Chevrey
as Baby
Laura Robert
as Baby
Caroline Rochand
as Baby
Carolane Yvan
as Baby
Margot Tostivint
as Baby
Buster Verbraeken
as Krank, Age 4
Mathieu Kassovitz
as Man on the Street (uncredited)
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