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Hannibal Rising

  • 20072007
  • RR
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
110K
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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.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
110K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Peter Webber
  • Writer
    • Thomas Harris(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Gaspard Ulliel
    • Rhys Ifans
    • Gong Li
Top credits
  • Director
    • Peter Webber
  • Writer
    • Thomas Harris(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Gaspard Ulliel
    • Rhys Ifans
    • Gong Li
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 450User reviews
    • 114Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos2

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    Trailer 2:26
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    Photos26

    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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    Gaspard Ulliel
    Gaspard Ulliel
    • Hannibalas Hannibal
    Rhys Ifans
    Rhys Ifans
    • Grutasas Grutas
    Gong Li
    Gong Li
    • Lady Murasakias Lady Murasaki
    Aaran Thomas
    • Hannibal 8yrsas Hannibal 8yrs
    Helena-Lia Tachovská
    • Mischaas Mischa
    Richard Leaf
    Richard Leaf
    • Father Lecteras Father Lecter
    Michelle Wade
    • Nannyas Nanny
    Martin Hub
    Martin Hub
    • Lotharas Lothar
    Ingeborga Dapkunaite
    Ingeborga Dapkunaite
    • Mother Lecteras Mother Lecter
    Joerg Stadler
    • Berndtas Berndt
    Timothy Walker
    • SS Majoras SS Major
    Richard Brake
    Richard Brake
    • Dortlichas Dortlich
    Kevin McKidd
    Kevin McKidd
    • Kolnasas Kolnas
    Stephen Walters
    Stephen Walters
    • Milkoas Milko
    Ivan Marevich
    Ivan Marevich
    • Grentzas Grentz
    Goran Kostic
    Goran Kostic
    • Pot Watcheras Pot Watcher
    Radek Bruna
    • Radio Operatoras Radio Operator
    Ota Filip
    • Lecter Cookas Lecter Cook
    • Director
      • Peter Webber
    • Writer
      • Thomas Harris(screenplay by) (based on a book by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Thomas Harris's source novel was released two months prior to the film's release. He had worked on it as well as the screenplay concurrently, for fear that a Hannibal Lecter prequel/origin story would inevitably be written without his involvement. Film producer Dino De Laurentiis said "I say to Thomas, 'If you don't do [the prequel], I will do it with someone else... I don't want to lose this franchise. And the audience wants it...' He said, 'No. I'm sorry.' And I said, 'I will do it with somebody else.' And then he said, 'Let me think about it. I will come up with an idea.'"
    • Goofs
      WWII German "dogtags" didn't have the name of the soldier on them. Instead they listed the unit that they were in when the tag was issued, and a serial number.
    • Quotes

      Hannibal Lecter: [to Lady Murasaki, who has just discovered the Butcher's severed head] I hope you don't mind. I would have used a butcher knife, but the sword seemed so appropriate.

      [putting the sword back]

      Hannibal Lecter: Not a nick in the blade, I promise you. The butcher was like butter.

    • 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 reviews450

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Why is this movie getting such bad reviews?
    I've heard a lot of reviews saying this was a bad movie. I disagree! I don't know if any of these people have read any of the books, let alone Hannibal Rising, but I loved the movie. Given, it seemed like Thomas Harris wrote the book strictly for the movie, but I felt this movie was made to have people understand how Lecter, "the monster" was created.

    Yes, Lecter is irrational and that's the point. Hannibal Lecter is suppose to be distant because he's a psychopath. He's suppose to be apathetic. Some people mistook that for bad acting.

    Comparing the movie to the book...they were about 85% compatible. Minor changes were made, but nothing too critical.

    I think some people are quick to make this movie out to be horrible because they really are milking the Hannibal Lecter story, but I felt it to be a decent movie.
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    • egodominustuus
    • Feb 11, 2007

    FAQ7

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    • What did the policeman mean when he says that Hannibal made brochettes out of cheeks and mushrooms?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Czech Republic
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Italy
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Germany)
      • Official site (France)
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Hannibal 4
    • 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
      • $50,000,000 (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

    Technical specs

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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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