Hannibal Rising

2007 · 2h01 · Film

Directed by Peter Webber

Starring Gaspard Ulliel, Aaran Thomas, Gong Li, Dominic West, Rhys Ifans, Richard Brake, Kevin McKidd, Stephen Walters, Ivan Marevich, Helena-Lia Tachovská

Ideal when you feel… Stressed Angry

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 and learnt sword skills from his Japanese girlfriend, who happened to have similar fate

Original language

English

Screenplay

Thomas Harris

Music

Ilan Eshkeri

Cinematography

Ben Davis

Cast

Dominic West, Rhys Ifans, Richard Brake, Kevin McKidd, Stephen Walters, Ivan Marevich, Helena-Lia Tachovská, Richard Leaf, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė

Updated July 22, 2026

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