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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Thomas Harris (novel)
David Mamet (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
9 February 2001 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Break The Silence more
Plot:
Hannibal returns to America and attempts to make contact with disgraced Agent Starling and survive a vengeful victim's plan. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 14 nominations more
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(240 articles)
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A Pleasure! more (1304 total)

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Also Known As:
The Silence of the Lambs 2 (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong gruesome violence, some nudity and language.
Runtime:
131 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Mexico:C | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (original rating) | Malaysia:18SG | USA:R (certificate #38000) | South Korea:18 (re-rating) (cut) (DVD rating) (uncut) | Philippines:R-18 | Italy:VM14 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Poland:18 | Austria:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R (re-rating) | Brazil:16 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) (special edition) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:18 (w) | Hong Kong:III | Hungary:18 | India:A | Ireland:18 (widescreen edition) | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (original rating) (cut) | South Korea:(Banned) (original rating) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18

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Trivia:
Veteran character actor Frankie Faison has appeared in all four of the "Hannibal" movies. He played Lieutenant Fisk in Manhunter (1986) and played Barney the asylum orderly in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Hannibal (2001) and Red Dragon (2002). more
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Crew or equipment visible: When Clarice is getting interviewed by the board, and Krendler is first introduced, they pan to a shot of the floor and you can clearly see the actor's mark, which a man later steps into. more
Quotes:
Mason Verger: When the fox hears the rabbit scream he comes a-runnin'... but not to help. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "High Chaparall: (#2.5)" (2004) more
Soundtrack:
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT more

FAQ

How much time has elapsed between "Silence of the Lambs" and "Hannibal"?
Why didn't Jodie Foster return to play Clarice Starling?
Clarice mentions that Hannibal killed a musician called Benjamin Raspail. Didn't Hannibal deny killing Raspail in "Silence of the Lambs"?
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40 out of 64 people found the following comment useful.
A Pleasure!, 8 March 2001
9/10
Author: Clarice-5 from Victoria, Canada

Hannibal is a pure pleasure! While a little unevenly paced (the beginning was a bit slow), David Mamet and Steve Zallian have done a good job of telling the basic story Thomas Harris gave to us - and, incidently, the book was incredibly underrated by critics whose thought processes seem to have been damaged by too little quality literature. People have complained that it took ten years for Harris to write it - well, read it! It is chock-a-block full of mythology, astronomical and religious themes that weave their way throughout. The threads never break. The movie would have had to be eight hours long to even begin to explore the depths plumbed by Harris in the book.

Anthony Hopkins is, as usual, brilliant! Julianne Moore was sexy and strong. Giancarlo Giannini was outstanding and Gary Oldman creditable. My only complaint with casting was Ray Liotta, who just didn't have "it".

Having seen this movie three times thus far, I will say that watching it is like peeling layers off an onion. You see more and more with each viewing - little treasures and nuggets that you find almost by accident. The first time I saw it, I left the theatre not really knowing what I thought of it. Then I found myself smiling. I did like it. When I went back again (and again!) I liked it more and more.

Gory? Not really - and I consider myself pretty sensitive to gore. I have seen far worse. The story does have violence in it, and I think Ridley Scott, while depicting an integral part of the story, handled the violence tastefully (if you'll pardon the expression).

Is it as good as Silence of the Lambs? No. It's DIFFERENT from SotL. In Silence we had a caged monster whose intensity was extremely focussed. Here, we have a monster who is on the loose in a great big world, free to indulge in his passions. Hannibal Lecter's essence has not changed. He's merely in a different situation.

My only disappointments were: The changed ending. This was the major one. I realize the critics lambasted Thomas Harris for the ending in the book, saying "Clarice would never have done that", but Clarice was the child of Harris' imagination. The author is god, and if god says a character will do something, who are we to second-guess?

The length of the movie. It could have been a little longer and more focus could have been put on the relationship between Hannibal and Clarice - specifically, his obsession with her, and the time they spent together after the fiasco at the Verger Estate.

It was also too bad that Mason Verger's sister, Margot, was written out of the script.

All in all, though, I thoroughly enjoyed the dark humor and the adventure. Hans Zimmer's score is magnificent! This is a really good film - not a great film, but a really good one. Don't go into it expecting to see another Silence of the Lambs. It's not - and I don't think anyone has ever tried to claim that it is. Expect to see a weird and wonderful love story and an adventure! (It's just too bad about that ending!)



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