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Release Date:
15 August 1986 (USA) moreTagline:
(reissue) Hannibal Lecter's legacy of evil begins here. morePlot:
An FBI specialist tracks a serial killer who appears to select his victims at random. | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(15 articles)
Cinematical Seven: Best Sequel Replacement Actors (From Cinematical. 4 December 2008, 7:03 PM, PST)
The Alphabet Killer On DVD January 6th, 2009! Specs Announced!
(From Icons of Fright. 3 December 2008, 8:11 PM, PST)
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Suspenseful and fun moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | William Petersen | ... | Will Graham |
 | Kim Greist | ... | Molly Graham |
 | Joan Allen | ... | Reba McClane |
 | Brian Cox | ... | Dr. Hannibal Lecktor |
 | Dennis Farina | ... | Jack Crawford |
 | Tom Noonan | ... | Francis Dollarhyde |
 | Stephen Lang | ... | Freddy Lounds |
| David Seaman | ... | Kevin Graham |
| Benjamin Hendrickson | ... | Dr. Frederick Chilton |
| Michael Talbott | ... | Geehan |
| Dan Butler | ... | Jimmy Price (as Dan E. Butler) |
| Michele Shay | ... | Beverly Katz |
| Robin Moseley | ... | Sarah |
| Paul Perri | ... | Dr. Sidney Bloom |
| Patricia Charbonneau | ... | Mrs. Sherman |
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Red Dragon (USA) (original script title)Red Dragon: The Curse of Hannibal Lecter (USA) (TV title)
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119 min | USA:124 min (director's cut)Country:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
Finland:K-16 | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Brazil:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (re-rating) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) (original rating) | France:-12 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16MOVIEmeter: 
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The film was originally going to be entitled "Red Dragon", the same name as the novel. However, when Year of the Dragon (1985) became a box office failure, Dino De Laurentiis decided to avoid a "dragon" title. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Will Graham hears the answering machine in the master bathroom of the Leeds murder scene, he walks out of the room. As he passes by, a crew-member's forearm is revealed. moreSoundtrack:
Leed's House moreFAQ
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As I watched Manhunter the first time I kept thinking something about it seemed familiar. From the credits I discovered it was from Red Dragon by Thomas Harris, a book I had read.
William Peterson plays the enigmatic FBI agent Will Graham, who has left the job after almost being killed by Hannibal Lechter, but who is now coaxed back to help catch a killer who is murdering whole families in different locations in the United States.
I enjoyed Brian Cox as Lechter. He displays the "normal" quality of Lechter which allowed him to go undetected for so long before being arrested and receiving the moniker, "Hannibal the Cannibal". Perhaps because I saw Manhunter before Silence of the Lambs, I prefer Cox to Anthony Hopkins in the role.
The Freddy Lounds character is the stereotypical reporter you love to hate. He's in Graham's face and as obnoxious as they come. You almost root for something bad to happen to him.
Tom Noonan is delightful as the quiet Francis Dolarhyde. He's the loner that no one notices. I pitied him, then I feared him.
I recommend this film for those who enjoy suspense with a bit of a horror twist. It's not a horror film, but some of the elements are there. There is also a good soundtrack.