Product Information
This prequel to the HANNIBAL franchise traces the origins of Hannibal LecterÆs evil back to his troubled childhood in war-torn Lithuania. HANNIBAL RISING offers a valuable insight into the mind of the infamous serial killer.Product Identifiers
EAN5060116721997
eBay Product ID (ePID)59541440
Product Key Features
ActorGaspard Ulliel, Rhys Ifans, Gong Li
Film/TV TitleHannibal Rising
DirectorPeter Webber
LanguageEnglish
Run Time125 Mins
Release Year2007
FormatDVD
FranchiseHannibal Lecter
FeaturesUncut Edition\Trailer\Making of\Deleted scenes\Audio commentary with Peter Webber & Martha De Laurentiis
GenrePsychological, Thriller
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate18
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Additional InformationLong before a certain cannibal sipped his first Chianti or dined on his first human liver, a young boy named Hannibal Lecter received a stark lesson in mortality as war raged around him. But of all the horrors he witnessed growing up in Lithuania, none could have prepared him for the brutal murder of his family at the hands of the Nazis. Somehow, he manages to survive this horrific ordeal and ends up years later in France, where he studies medicine and forensics. But despite all his academic achievements, Lecter is haunted by memories of the abuse he faced as a child, and sets out to exact revenge on the predators who robbed him of his innocence. The film raises some interesting questions about the nature of evil; is a person born evil or do they gradually become evil as a result of their environment? While offering no conclusive answer, director Peter Webber does appear to subscribe to the latter theory. In the same way that MONSTER turned serial-killing prostitute Aileen Wuornos into a sympathetic figure, HANNIBAL RISING tries to humanise Lecter by putting his later actions into context of this tragic upbringing. Despite the notable absence of Anthony Hopkins, rising star Gaspard Ulliel (A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT) delivers a credible performance as the young Hannibal Lecter with just the right balance of charm and menace. Based on Thomas HarrisÆ book of the same name, WebberÆs dark and intense prequel offers a valuable insight into the background and psyche of a character that has fascinated and terrified audiences ever since they were introduced to him in SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.
ReviewsNuts - Irresistibly gory, Maxim - Sadistically entertaining, Frightfest - Easily the best movie since Silence Of The Lambs, The Daily Star - Gaspard Ulliel shines as Hannibal
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleHannibal Rising
Consumer AdviceContains strong bloody violence