The City of Lost Children

The City of Lost Children
French release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Marc Caro
  • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  • Giles Adrien
Produced byClaudie Ossard
Starring
CinematographyDarius Khondji
Edited byHervé Schneid
Music byAngelo Badalamenti
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • May 1995 (1995-05) (Cannes)
  • 17 May 1995 (1995-05-17) (France)
  • 17 August 1995 (1995-08-17) (Germany)
Running time
112 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Spain
  • Germany
LanguageFrench
Budget$18 million
Box office$11 million

The City of Lost Children (French: La Cité des enfants perdus) is a 1995 science fantasy film directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, written by Jeunet and Gilles Adrien, and starring Ron Perlman. An international co-production of companies from France, Germany, and Spain, the film is stylistically related to the previous and subsequent Jeunet films, Delicatessen (1991) and Amélie (2001).

The musical score was composed by Angelo Badalamenti, with costumes designed by Jean Paul Gaultier. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.