This thriller follows serial killer Hannibal Lecter's experiences as a child and young adult that led to his remarkable contribution to the fields of medicine, music, painting and forensics. The story begins during World War II at the medieval castle in Lithuania built by Dr. Lecter's forbearer, Hannibal the Grim. Hannibal survives the horrors of the Eastern Front and escapes the grim Soviet aftermath to find refuge in France with the mysterious and beautiful widow of his uncle, Lady Murasaki. Her kind and wise attentions help him understand his unbearable recollections of the war. Remembering, he finds the means to exact justice from the war criminals that changed him forever.
Production Young Hannibal Productions [gb]; Carthago Films S.a.r.l. [fr]; Dino De Laurentiis Company; ETIC Films [cz]; Ingenious Film Partners [gb]; Quinta Communications [fr]; Zephyr Films [gb];
Cast Names Aaran Thomas; Gaspard Ulliel; Li Gong; Helena-Lia Tachovská; Richard Leaf; Dominic West; Michele Wade; Rhys Ifans; Richard Brake; Martin Hub; Ingeborga Dapkunaite; Kevin McKidd; Joerg Stadler; Stephen Walters; Ivan Marevich; Timothy Walker; Goran Kostic; Charles Maquignon; Denis Menochet; Radek Bruna; Ota Filip; Vaclav Pacal; Seon Rogers; Jaroslav Psenicka; Pavel Kratky; Petr Hnetkovsky; Toby Alexander; Ladislav Hampl; Joe Sheridan; Dominique Bettenfeld;
Box Office USD 27,667,947
Release Date 2007-02-09
Genres Crime; Thriller;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for strong grisly violent content and some
language/sexual references.
Running Time 2 hr. 1 min. 2 hr. 11 min. (unrated version)