Plot
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
Cast
Gaspard Ulliel
Hannibal Lecter
Aaran Thomas
Hannibal Lecter (young)
Gong Li
Lady Murasaki
Dominic West
Inspector Popil
Rhys Ifans
Vladis Grutas
Richard Brake
Enrikas Dortlich
Kevin McKidd
Petras Kolnas
Stephen Walters
Zigmas Milko
Ivan Marevich
Bronys Grentz
Helena-Lia Tachovská
Mischa Lecter
Richard Leaf
Father Lecter
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Mother Lecter
Crew
Peter Webber
Director
Thomas Harris
Screenplay
Tarak Ben Ammar
Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Martha De Laurentiis
Producer
Shigeru Umebayashi
Original Music Composer
Ben Davis
Director of Photography
Ilan Eshkeri
Original Music Composer
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