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Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a character created by the American novelist Thomas Harris. Lecter is a serial killer who eats his victims . Before his capture, he was a respected forensic psychiatrist ; after his incarceration, he is consulted by FBI agents Will Graham and Clarice Starling to help them find other serial killers.
- Thomas Harris
- Red Dragon (1981)
- Count Lecter (father), Simonetta Lecter née Sforza (mother), Mischa Lecter (younger sister)
Doctor Hannibal Lecter M.D. (born 1933) is a Lithuanian-American serial killer, notorious for consuming his victims, earning him the nickname "Hannibal the Cannibal". Orphaned at a young age, Lecter moved to the United States of America, becoming a successful psychiatrist.
The Hannibal Lecter franchise is an American media franchise based around the titular character, Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant, cannibalistic serial killer whose assistance is routinely sought out by law enforcement personnel to aid in the capture of other criminals.
Hannibal: Created by Bryan Fuller. With Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Laurence Fishburne. Explores the early relationship between renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter and a young FBI criminal profiler who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers.
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- Hannibal Rising. After witnessing the violent deaths of his parents at the end of World War II, young Hannibal Lecter (Gaspard Ulliel) flees to his uncle's home in Paris.
- Manhunter. FBI criminal profiler Will Graham (William L. Petersen) is called out of early retirement to assist on a serial murder case involving a killer known as the "Tooth Fairy" (Tom Noonan).
- Red Dragon. Ex-FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton) is an expert investigator who quit the Bureau after almost losing his life in the process of capturing the elusive Dr. Lecter (Anthony Hopkins).
- The Silence of the Lambs. Silence of the Lambs. Jodie Foster stars as Clarice Starling, a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism.
May 12, 2020 · Movies. Hannibal Lecter's Backstory Explained. By Sezin Koehler / Updated: May 12, 2020 3:12 pm EST. Thomas Harris introduced audiences to Hannibal Lecter in his 1981 novel Red Dragon, in...
Jan 10, 2024 · Hannibal Lecter, the character from The Silence of the Lambs, was not directly based on a real-life cannibalistic killer but inspired by a real-life surgeon. The character of Hannibal Lecter was inspired by Dr. Alfredo Ballí Treviño, a Mexican doctor who murdered his colleague and buried the dismembered body in his aunt's backyard.
