The City of Lost Children
“Where happily ever after is just a dream.”
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
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Cast
86 people
Ron Perlman
One
Known for
Hellboy
Sons of Anarchy
Dominique Pinon
The Diver / The Clones
Known for
Alien Resurrection
Delicatessen
Judith Vittet
Miette
Known for
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Daniel Emilfork
Krank
Known for
The Devil's Nightmare
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Marcello
Known for
Delicatessen
Two Brothers
Geneviève Brunet
The Octopus
Known for
Seven Years of Marriage
Odile Mallet
The Octopus
Also in
Un petit miracle
Aldo tous risques
Mireille Mossé
Miss Bismuth
Known for
Swimming Pool
The Girl on the Bridge
Serge Merlin
Gabriel Marie
Known for
Amélie
The Count of Monte Cristo
Rufus
Peeler
Known for
Amélie
HIP - High Intellectual Potential
Ticky Holgado
Ex-Acrobat
Known for
Delicatessen
A Very Long Engagement
Cris Huerta
Father
Also in
Bandidos
Alive or Preferably Dead
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Director · Marc Caro Director Gilles Adrien Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.7M · Budget $18M · United States release December 15, 1995
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,738,611
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Constellation
Production
Lumière Pictures
Production
Le Studio Canal+
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Elías Querejeta PC
Production
Tele München
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio · Production
StudioCanal
Production
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
Claudie Ossard Productions
Production
Club d'Investissement Média
Production
Cofimage 4
Production
Cofimage 5
Production
Constellation Productions
Production
Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas S.L.
Production
Eurimages
Production
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Production
Ossane
Production
Phoenix Images
Production
PROCIREP
Production
Studio Image
Production
Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG)
Production
Televisión Española
Production
Victoires Productions
Production
France · Germany · Spain · United Kingdom · United States · Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Cité des enfants perdus
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Chinese · French
Release dates
France · May 17, 1995
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · May 17, 1995
Theatrical
United States · December 15, 1995
Theatrical
Australia
December 21, 1995 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 26, 2008 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
Denmark
October 4, 1996 · Theatrical
France
October 24, 2001 · Physical · DVD
May 3, 2016 · Physical · Blu-Ray
March 29, 2023 · Physical · 4K UHD
Germany
August 17, 1995 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 24, 1995 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 12, 1995 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 12, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 15, 1996 · Theatrical
Ukraine
October 5, 2024 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
September 1, 1995 · Theatrical
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