Themes: Cannibals, Serial Killers, Woman In Jeopardy
Main Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Ray Liotta, Frankie R. Faison, Giancarlo Giannini
Release Year: 2001
Country: US
Run Time: 131 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Based on the controversial sequel novel of the same name, Hannibal is the much-anticipated follow-up to the Oscar-winning The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Anthony Hopkins returns as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, one of the world's most cunning and feared serial killers, who resurfaces after a decade in hiding to toy with FBI agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore). As Starling's career flounders thanks to a drug bust gone wrong, Lecter attempts to elude a greedy Italian police detective (Giancarlo Giannini) who's willing to alert the authorities to his presence in Florence for a price. In the meantime, a maimed but wealthy former victim of Lecter's named Mason Verger (Gary Oldman) plots to get his revenge on the doctor in a most unusual and grisly fashion. The novel by Thomas Harris was adapted for director Ridley Scott by David Mamet and Steven Zaillian. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Francesca Neri - Allegra Pazzi; Zeljko Ivanek - Dr. Cordell Doemling; Hazelle Goodman - Evelda Drumgo; David Andrews - FBI Agent Pearsall; Francis Guinan - FBI Director Noonan; James Opher - DEA Agent Eldridge; Enrico Lo Verso - Gnocco; Ivano Marescotti - Carlo; Fabrizio Gifuni - Matteo; Ennio Coltorti - Ricci; Alex Corrado - Piero; Marco Greco - Tommaso; Gary Oldman - Mason Verger (uncredited)
Credit
David Crank - Art Director, Terry Needham - Associate Producer, Louis Di Giaimo - Casting, Janty Yates - Costume Designer, Terry Needham - First Assistant Director, Ridley Scott - Director, Alexander Witt - Second Unit Director, Pietro Scalia - Editor, Branko Lustig - Executive Producer, Lucio Trentini - Line Producer, Hans Zimmer - Composer (Music Score), Greg Cannom - Makeup Special Effects, Keith Vanderlaan - Makeup Special Effects, Wes Wofford - Makeup Special Effects, Norris Spencer - Production Designer, John Mathieson - Cinematographer, Dino de Laurentiis - Producer, Ridley Scott - Producer, Martha de Laurentiis - Producer, Crispian Sallis - Set Designer, Mill Film - Special Effects, Danny Michael - Sound/Sound Designer, Chuck Jeffreys - Stunts, David Mamet - Screenwriter, Steven Zaillian - Screenwriter, Alexander Witt - Additional Cinematography, Per Hallberg - Supervising Sound Editor, Alexander Witt - Second Unit Assistant Director, Mill Film - Visual Effects, Crispian Sallis - Set Decorator, Thomas Harris - Book Author
