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Hannibal
His genius undeniable. His evil unspeakable. His name...Hannibal.
( Crime / Drama / Thriller )


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MPAA Rating:
R
[strong gruesome violence‚ some nudity and language]

US Runtime: 131 min

Country of Origin: United Kingdom / United States of America

Premiere Date:
Feb 08, 2001   [USA]
 
Director: Ridley Scott   [Director]
 
Writers: David Mamet   [Screenplay]
Steven Zaillian   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Dino De Laurentiis   [Producer]
Martha De Laurentiis   [Producer]
Branko Lustig   [Executive Producer]
Ridley Scott   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: John Mathieson   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Pietro Scalia   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Hans Zimmer   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Norris Spencer   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Janty Yates   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Louis DiGiaimo   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: Dino De Laurentiis Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer   (US)
Scott Free Productions   (GB)
The De Laurentiis Company   (US)
Universal Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    Living in exile, Dr. Hannibal Lecter tries to reconnect with now disgraced F.B.I. Agent Clarice Starling, and finds himself a target of revenge from a powerful victim.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Anthony Hopkins
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Julianne Moore
Clarice M. Starling
Gary Oldman
Mason Verger
Ray Liotta
Paul Krendler
Giancarlo Giannini
Insp. Renaldo Pazzi
Zeljko Ivanek
Dr. Cordell Doemling
Frankie Faison
Barney Matthews
Francesca Neri
Allegra Pazzi
Hazelle Goodman
Evelda Drumgo
David Andrews
FBI Agent Pearsall
 
Francis Guinan
FBI Asst. Director Noonan
James Opher
DEA Agent John Eldridge
Enrico Lo Verso
Gnocco
Ivano Marescotti
Carlo
Fabrizio Gifuni
Matteo
Alex Corrado
Piero
Marco Greco
Tommaso
Robert Rietti
Sogliato
Terry Serpico
Officer Bolton
Boyd Kestner
Special Agent Burke
 
 

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Special Effects Department:

Keith Vanderlaan’s Captive Audience Productions
special make-up effects
 
Mill Films Ltd. (I)
visual effects
 
 

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$87,000,000
Revenue:
$351,692,268
Camera:
Arriflex III / Arriflex 435 / Arriflex 535 B / J-D-C Cameras / Moviecam Compact Cameras
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)
Laboratory:
Technicolor
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Spherical
Film Negative Format:
35 mm - Kodak 5245, 5246, & 5279
Printed Film Format:
35 mm
Shooting Dates:
May 2000 - Sep 2000

Quotes:

  • Hannibal Lecter: Bowels in or bowels out?
     
  • Clarice Starling: I wasn't speaking to you, Mr. Krendler. When I speak to you, you'll know it because I'll look at you.
     
  • Mason Verger: So what do ya think, Cordell? Does Lecter want to fuck her or kill her or eat her alive?
    Cordell Doemling: Probably all three, though I wouldn't want to predict in what order.
     
  • Hannibal Lecter: Okey-dokey. Here we go.
     
  • Barney: Do you ever think he might come after you? You ever think about him at all?
    Clarice Starling: Well, at least thirty seconds of everyday. I can't help it. He's always with me, like a bad habit.
     

Trivia:

  • Some of the places where the move was filmed include places where filming hardly ever is allowed. Author Thomas Harris, while doing research for his book, got in contact with the heir of the Palazzo Capponi and for the movie this same heir allowed Ridley Scott to film the Caponni Library.
     
  • A poster can be seen near a newsstand for Gladiator, also directed by Ridley Scott.
     
  • The piano music Anthony Hopkins plays is one of his own compositions.
     
  • Actual North Carolina State Troopers were used for the filming. They can be seen both in the search of the Verger home and driving their cruisers.
     
  • The outdoor opera, Dante's La Vida Nova, which Dr. Lecter and Mr. Pazzi see in Florence, was especially composed for the movie. The composer Patrick Cassidy did not stop at the three minute part which as performed in the movie, but composed a whole opera.
     

Credits Fun:

  • After the credits, we hear Lecter say "Ta ta, H.", the closing line of the post-script in his letter to Clarice.
     
  • As the opening credits end, Hannibal's face can be seen in the formation of pigeons on the ground before they fly away.
     


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