The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where as a medical student he hones his appetite for the kill.
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Gaspard Ulliel
Hannibal Lecter
Aaran Thomas
Hannibal Lecter (young)
Gong Li
Lady Murasaki
Dominic West
Inspector Popil
Rhys Ifans
Vladis Grutas
Richard Brake
Enrikas Dortlich
Kevin McKidd
Petras Kolnas
Stephen Walters
Zigmas Milko
Ivan Marevich
Bronys Grentz
Helena-Lia Tachovská
Mischa Lecter
Director
Peter Webber
Screenplay
Thomas Harris
Tagline
"It started with revenge."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$75,000,000
Revenue
$82,169,884
Production
Quinta Communications, Ingenious Media, Delta (Young Hannibal) Ltd., DDL Cinematografica, Zephyr Films, ETIC Films, The De Laurentiis Company
John Chard
November 1, 2015
What made Hannibal the beast he was? Indeed, director Peter Webber and author Thomas Harris bring us Hannibal Lector (ne: Lecter) the formative years. Off the bat you have to say it's not overtly a horror film, something which has proved to have annoyed many who ventured in expecting something different. Which on one hand is a shame because it's a very effective thriller, ripe with literary sma...
JPRetana
May 31, 2026
I’ve always equated Hannibal Lecter with the Shark from Jaws. Sure, the good doctor is a more entertaining host — until he gets peckish — but they both essentially kill to feed. That’s all the motivation they require. How silly would it be to give a shark a tragic origin story? About as silly as setting a film in Lithuania and France with French and Lithuanian characters and then having everybo...
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