Hannibal
Crime, Thriller
MGM / UA  (2001) 131 mins R

6.4 (60,999 votes)
"The Ending You'll Never Forget!" -Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The silence has been broken... "Thrilling (Time), "absorbing" (The Wall Street Journal), and "entertaining" (Newsday), this follow-up to The Silence Of The Lambs is an "audacious success" (Us Weekly)! Anthony Hopkins is "perverse perfection" (Rolling Stone) in his return to the role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, the sophisticated killer who comes out of hiding to draw FBI agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore) into a high-stakes battle that will test her strength, cunning... and loyalty. Drenched in terror, suspense and shocking visual effects, Hannibal is "as compelling a film as you will ever see" (Joel Sigel, "Good Morning America")!...

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Cast and Crew
Anthony Hopkins  ......  Hannibal Lecter
Julianne Moore  ......  Clarice Starling
Gary Oldman  ......  Mason Verger
Ray Liotta  ......  Paul Krendler
Frankie Faison  ......  Nurse Barney (as Frankie R. Faison)
Giancarlo Giannini  ......  Insp. Renaldo Pazzi
Director  .....  Ridley Scott
Producer  .....  Dino De Laurentiis; Martha De Laurentiis; Ridley Scott
Writer  .....  Thomas Harris; David Mamet; Steven Zaillian
Notes
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Hannibal is reading newspaper headlines propped up on his piano, one of them purports to be from Washington, D.C. However, the headline uses the British phrasing, "Drugs Bust," instead of the American "Drug Bust," giving away the true source of the printed prop. (more)

Trivia:
The film was first rated "Not under 16" in Germany. But after some test-screenings, many youth organizations and parents criticized the rating and called for a re-rating. After this re-rating by the FSK (the MPAA in Germany), it now is rated "Not under 18". Similarly, in Australia the film originally received an MA15+ classification but it was changed a week after released to R18+ due to protests. (more)

Filming Locations:
Asheville, North Carolina, USA (more)

Quotes:
Mason Verger: You know, I thank God for what happened. It was my salvation. Have you accepted Jesus, Agent Starling? Do you have faith?
Clarice Starling: I was raised Lutheran.
Mason Verger: That's not what I asked.
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Awards:
5 wins & 14 nominations (more)