Brotherhood of the Wolf

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.

The film is loosely based on a real-life series of killings that took place in France in the 18th century. Parts of the movie were filmed at Château de Roquetaillade.

Stylistically, Brotherhood of the Wolf is an extreme pastiche. In addition to being a historical/drama/horror movie, it has anachronistic martial arts fight sequences; it also contains elements of erotica and humour.

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 acquited 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). <sup class="reference">1</sup>

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.