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Saturday, October 18, 2008

HANNIBAL LECTER

Its time to meet another creeps

He's one of the probably the most terrifying characters in Horror film history
he's no other than
HANNIBAL LECTER

Hannibal Lecter Pictures, Images and Photos

Dr. Hannibal Lecter, is a fictional character in a series of novels by author Thomas Harris. Lecter is introduced in the thriller novel Red Dragon as a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. This novel and its sequel, The Silence of the Lambs, feature Lecter as one of two primary antagonists. In the third novel, Hannibal, Lecter becomes the main character. His role as protagonist continues into the fourth novel, Hannibal Rising, which explores his childhood and development into a serial killer. Lecter's character also appears in all five film adaptations. The first movie, Manhunter, was loosely based on Red Dragon, and features Brian Cox as Lecter, spelled as "Lektor". In 2002, a second adaptation of Red Dragon was made under the original title, featuring Anthony Hopkins, who had previously played Lecter in the motion pictures The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. Hopkins won an Academy Award for his performance of the character in The Silence of the Lambs in 1991.

to be the most memorable In 2001, Hannibal Lecter (as portrayed by Hopkins) was voted by The American Film Institutevillain in film history



Hannibal Lecter Pictures, Images and Photos

The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 suspense film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Anthony Heald and Ted Levine. It is based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Harris, his second to feature Dr. Hannibal Lecter, brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. In the film, Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee, seeks the advice of the imprisoned Lecter on catching a serial killer known only as "Buffalo Bill". The film won the top five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress.

Here's a summary clip of Dr Hannibal lecter



here's a trailer ofone of its sequels
"SILENCE OF THE LAMBS"


HERE'S "RED DRAGON"


AND A PRE-SEQUEL
"HANNIBAL RISING


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2 comments:

Allison said...

Great film blue watched Hannibal loads of times I always thought it a shame Jodie Foster didn't act in the 2nd one they made.

Our Love Story said...

oh i like this film and the novel too... i've read it paperback before i watched the film so i really did enjoy it! gary oldman was also good there (hannibal)! it showed how versatile he is as an actor! well of course, anthony hopkins is exceptional!

have a fine day, blue! : )