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Hannibal Rising

  • 2007
  • 18A
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
116K
YOUR RATING
Hannibal Rising (2007)
A prequel to the thriller film series featuring the notoriously violent Hannibal Lecter
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After the death of his parents during World War II, young Hannibal Lecter moves in with his beautiful aunt and begins plotting revenge on the barbarians responsible for his sister's death.After the death of his parents during World War II, young Hannibal Lecter moves in with his beautiful aunt and begins plotting revenge on the barbarians responsible for his sister's death.After the death of his parents during World War II, young Hannibal Lecter moves in with his beautiful aunt and begins plotting revenge on the barbarians responsible for his sister's death.

  • Director
    • Peter Webber
  • Writer
    • Thomas Harris
  • Stars
    • Gaspard Ulliel
    • Rhys Ifans
    • Gong Li
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    116K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Webber
    • Writer
      • Thomas Harris
    • Stars
      • Gaspard Ulliel
      • Rhys Ifans
      • Gong Li
    • 459User reviews
    • 120Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos2

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    Trailer 2:26
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    Photos29

    Gaspard Ulliel in Hannibal Rising (2007)
    Gaspard Ulliel in Hannibal Rising (2007)
    Gaspard Ulliel and Stephen Walters in Hannibal Rising (2007)
    Gaspard Ulliel in Hannibal Rising (2007)
    Gong Li in Hannibal Rising (2007)
    Gaspard Ulliel in Hannibal Rising (2007)
    Gaspard Ulliel in Hannibal Rising (2007)
    Dino De Laurentiis and Martha De Laurentiis in Hannibal Rising (2007)
    Gaspard Ulliel in Hannibal Rising (2007)
    Dino De Laurentiis and Peter Webber in Hannibal Rising (2007)
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    Cast65

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    Gaspard Ulliel
    Gaspard Ulliel
    • Hannibal
    Rhys Ifans
    Rhys Ifans
    • Grutas
    Gong Li
    Gong Li
    • Lady Murasaki
    Aaran Thomas
    • Hannibal 8yrs
    Helena-Lia Tachovská
    • Mischa
    Richard Leaf
    Richard Leaf
    • Father Lecter
    Michelle Wade
    • Nanny
    • (as Michele Wade)
    Martin Hub
    Martin Hub
    • Lothar
    Ingeborga Dapkunaite
    Ingeborga Dapkunaite
    • Mother Lecter
    Joerg Stadler
    • Berndt
    Timothy Walker
    • SS Major
    Richard Brake
    Richard Brake
    • Dortlich
    Kevin McKidd
    Kevin McKidd
    • Kolnas
    Stephen Walters
    Stephen Walters
    • Milko
    Ivan Marevich
    Ivan Marevich
    • Grentz
    Goran Kostic
    Goran Kostic
    • Pot Watcher
    Radek Bruna
    • Radio Operator
    Ota Filip
    • Lecter Cook
    • Director
      • Peter Webber
    • Writer
      • Thomas Harris
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Actors screen tested for the role of Hannibal include: Hayden Christensen, Macaulay Culkin, Hugh Dancy, Rupert Friend, Dominic Cooper, Tom Sturridge, and Tom Payne.
    • Goofs
      Mischa has always been a male name in Eastern European countries. It is the diminutive of Mikhail. A female name being remotely close would have been Mascha, a diminutive form of Maria.
    • Quotes

      Hannibal Lecter: Rudeness is an epidemic.

    • Alternate versions
      For the German retail market a cut version was created (based on the theatrical version) which misses ca. 13 minutes. This version is rated "Not under 16". Theatrical and US-Unrated version are also available with a "Not under 18" rating but have some sales restrictions.
    • Connections
      Featured in HypaSpace: Episode #6.25 (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Pesnya o Staline
      Written by Aleksandr Aleksandrov (as A. Alexandrov) and Sergey Alymov (as S. Alymov)

      Public Domain

      (misspelled as "Pensya o Staline")

    User reviews459

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    7/10
    Unfairly maligned prequel
    Designed as a prequel to SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (and MANHUNTER before it), this is a film that aims to show how Hannibal Lecter ended up as the human cannibal that we all know and fear. Many people criticised this film, arguing that familiarity breeds contempt and the more we learn about a killer's background and origin, the less frightening he becomes. They have a point, but they're also missing something: HANNIBAL RISING is a very well made and entertaining movie in its own right. My advice is to forget all about the connections with the later films and just enjoy this film on its own merits.

    It's a distinctly European film with a European sensibility and a young, French, unknown lead actor. It has a level of classiness that's not present in many an American film; a sheen of quality that sets it apart from the rest. The opening sequence, set in the latter days of World War 2 and detailing horrific events in Lithuania, is very well handled, full of foreboding, great effects, and sinister actions. It ably sets up the rest of the film, which turns out to be a revenge flick with the added intrigue of having the main character becoming more and more sick and twisted as the movie progresses.

    One thing that stands out is the quality of the cast. The unknown Gaspard Ulliel is weird and brilliant as the young killer, and you quite believe he's a sociopath. There's a romantic sub-plot that goes nowhere involving the lovely Gong Li (CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER) but it does serve to humanise the monster a bit. The ever-reliable Dominic West is also very good as the policeman investigating Hannibal's crimes, although his role is completely extraneous to the thrust of the film. The bad guys, too, are very well cast and all of them thoroughly despicable chaps: Kevin McKidd, Richard Brake, and in particular a cast-against-type Rhys Ifans all make an impact here.

    The violence that plays out is entertaining because the villains all deserve it: from the butcher slashed apart with a samurai sword to the guy strangled and eaten, these men are repulsive and their deaths well earned. Another highlight is that the film doesn't focus on the gore, either, not in a repulsive way like HANNIBAL; there's nothing stomach churning here. The cannibalism ends up as a sub-plot, really, not involved with the main film, but that didn't bother me too much. I enjoyed the pacing, the acting and the direction, and found all three of those elements assured and designed to entertain.
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    • Jul 24, 2016

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 2007 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • Czech Republic
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Germany)
      • Official site (France)
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Hannibal Lecter: Les origines du mal
    • Filming locations
      • Lithuania
    • Production companies
      • Dino De Laurentiis Company
      • Quinta Communications
      • Ingenious Film Partners
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $75,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $27,670,986
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,051,650
      • Feb 11, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $82,169,884
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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