Hannibal [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Director: Ridley Scott Ridley Scott

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/30/2019
UPC:	0738329233433
Original Release:	2001
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	2:11:00
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	9,964

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Anthony Hopkins	Hannibal Lecter
Julianne Moore	Clarice Starling,Actor
Gary Oldman	Mason Verger
Ray Liotta	Paul Krendler
Zeljko Ivanek	Dr. Cordell Doemling
Giancarlo Giannini	Rinaldo Pazzi
Hazelle Goodman	Evelda Drumgo
David Andrews	Clint Pearsall
Francesca Neri	Allegra Pazzi
Francis Guinan	FBI Director Noonan
James Opher	FBI Agent 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
Peter Shaw	Special Agent Brigham
Kent Linville	FBI Mail Boy
Don McManus	Asst. Mayor Benny Holcombe
Harold Ginn	Larkin Wayne
Ted Koch	BATF Agent Sneed
Wm. Powell Blair	FBI Agent
Aaron Craig	`Il Mostro' Detective
Andrea Piedimonte	Agent Benetti
Ennio Coltorti	Ricci
Ian Iwataki	Young Boy in Plane
Mark Margolis	Actor
Frankie R. Faison	Barney
Robert Rietty	Sogliato
William Powell-Blair	FBI Agent
Andrea Piedimonte Bodini	Agent Franco Benetti
Hans Zimmer	Composer

Technical Credits

David Mamet

Steven Zaillian

Kevin Harris

Ridley Scott	Director,Producer
David Mamet	Screenwriter
Steven Zaillian	Screenwriter
Branko Lustig	Executive Producer,Producer
Tim Burke	Special Effects
Dino De Laurentiis	Producer,Producer
Louis DiGiaimo	Casting
Kevin Harris	Special Effects,Screenwriter
Stefano Corridori	Special Effects
Sandy Alexander	Stunts
Mill Film	Special Effects
Chuck Jeffreys	Stunts
Danny Michael	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Sir Anthony Hopkins returns for seconds as Hannibal Lecter, the celebrated psychopath he introduced to popular culture in Jonathan Demme's Oscar-winning Silence of the Lambs (1991). This third film culled from author Thomas Harris's series of books -- Lecter first appeared in Michael Mann's Manhunter (1986) -- finds Ridley Scott behind the camera, and the Gladiator director gives the horrific feast a European flair. Julianne Moore (Magnolia) takes over as FBI agent Clarice Starling, stepping into shoes made comfortable by Jodie Foster in Silence. Starling hasn't had it so well since we last saw her: A failed drug raid has resulted in her demotion, while Dr. Lecter has become a Renaissance man in Italy, surrounded by the finest of arts, fashion, and, er, food. But Lecter soon finds his fugitive vacation threatened by a triad of greed: Surviving Lecter victim Mason Verger (Gary Oldman, uncredited) wants revenge, Italian policeman Pazzi (Giancarlo Gianni) knows too much, and dirty FBI agent Paul Krendler (Ray Liotta) trades on Starling's access to Hannibal for his own political means. As Starling attempts to distill this less-than-gourmet stew, Hannibal once again functions as her confidant, his cat-and-mouse games from Silence dropped for an almost affectionate display as Starling's father figure. With a pulpy and grotesquely comical script cowritten by David Mamet and Steven Zaillian, Hannibal is much gorier than its predecessors; but thanks to Hopkins's mesmerizing way with the character, it still tastes good 'til the last bite.

Barnes & Noble - Patricia Kim O'Cone

[Anthony] Hopkins is the draw here...Lecter lingers over the last word of every sentence, making a flourish of each utterance; it's as if he bows every time he speaks. His courtliness in the somber, lush Florence should be funnier, but the unremitting and airtight grimness of the material is hard to beat.

New York Times - Elvis Mitchell