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Hannibal Tetralogy character
Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs
Sir Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter
Birth name Hannibal Lecter (VIII)
Titles Hannibal Lecter, M. Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. D.
Aliases Lloyd Wyman
Dr. Fell
Nickname Hannibal the Cannibal
Gender Male
Race Caucasian
Ancestry Lithuanian nobility (Paternal)
Italian nobility (Maternal)
Relatives Mischa Lecter (Sister)
Count Robert Lecter (Uncle)
Lady Murasaki (Aunt-by-marriage)
M.O. Cannibalism and Torture
Occupation(s) Surgeon, emergency room doctor, clinical psychiatrist, necrologist, forensic psychologist, culinary artist, artist, musician, library curator
Created by Thomas Harris
Portrayed by: Brian Cox - Manhunter
Sir Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Red Dragon
Gaspard Ulliel - Hannibal Rising
Aaran Thomas - Hannibal Rising (child)

Hannibal Lecter is a fictional character in a series of novels by author Thomas Harris. Male (♂ refers to the sex of an organism or part of an organism which produces small mobile Gametes called spermatozoa. The Caucasian race, sometimes the Caucasoid race, is a term of Racial classification, coined around 1800 by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach for the " Lithuanians are the Baltic Ethnic group native to Lithuania, where they number a little over 3 million The Lithuanian nobility was historically a legally privileged class in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania consisting of Lithuanian (from historical The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging The Nobility of Italy reflects the fact that medieval "Italy" was a set of separate states until 1870 and had many royal bloodlines This is a list of the support characters from the Hannibal Lecter series Lady Murasaki Shikibu Lecter is a Fictional character featured in Thomas Harris ' Novel Hannibal Rising. Modus operandi (often used in the abbreviated forms MO or simply Method) is a Latin phrase approximately translated as " mode of operation Cannibalism (from Spanish es ''caníbal'' in connection with cannibalism among the Antillean Caribs, also called anthropophagy (from Greek ἄνθρωπος Torture murder is a loosely defined term to describe the process used by Murderers who kill their victims by slowly torturing them Thomas Harris (born April 11, 1940) is an American Author of crime Novels most notably The Silence Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946) is a BAFTA - and Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated British Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. Gaspard Ulliel (born November 25, 1984) is a French Film Actor. Thomas Harris (born April 11, 1940) is an American Author of crime Novels most notably The Silence Lecter is introduced in the thriller novel Red Dragon as a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. The thriller is a broad Genre of Literature, Film, Gaming and Television. Red Dragon is a mystery thriller novel written by Thomas Harris featuring the brilliant Psychiatrist and Serial killer Dr A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders Cannibalism (from Spanish es ''caníbal'' in connection with cannibalism among the Antillean Caribs, also called anthropophagy (from Greek ἄνθρωπος A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based This novel and its sequel, The Silence of the Lambs, feature Lecter as one of two primary antagonists. The Silence of the Lambs is a horror / Crime Novel by Thomas Harris, starring his popular villain Dr An antagonist (from Greek ανταγωνιστής - antagonistes, "opponent competitor rival" is a character or In the third novel, Hannibal, Lecter becomes the main character. Hannibal is a novel by Thomas Harris, a third part of a series involving his iconic psychopathic character Hannibal Lecter. His role as protagonist continues into the fourth novel, Hannibal Rising, which explores his childhood and development into a serial killer. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. Hannibal Rising is a novel written by Thomas Harris, the fourth in a series featuring his most famous character Hannibal Lecter. Lecter's character also appears in all five film adaptations. The first movie, Manhunter, was loosely based on Red Dragon, and features Brian Cox as Lecter, spelled as "Lecktor". Manhunter is a 1986 thriller Film based on Thomas Harris 's Novel Red Dragon. Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946) is a BAFTA - and Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated British In 2002, a second adaptation of Red Dragon was made under the original title, featuring Anthony Hopkins, who had previously played Lecter in the motion pictures The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. Red Dragon is a mystery thriller novel written by Thomas Harris featuring the brilliant Psychiatrist and Serial killer Dr Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 suspense film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Hannibal is a 2001 Thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, adapted from the Thomas Harris novel of the same name. Hopkins won an Academy Award for his performance of the character in The Silence of the Lambs in 1991. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.

In 2001, Hannibal Lecter (as portrayed by Hopkins) was voted by The American Film Institute to be the most memorable villain in film history. The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 [1]

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Origin and development

Thomas Harris has given few interviews, and has never explained where he got inspiration for Hannibal Lecter, but in a documentary for Hannibal Rising, Lecter's early murders were said by the filmmakers to be based on murders that Harris had covered when he was a crime scene reporter in the 1960s. It has also been rumored that the character may be based loosely on Albert Fish.

In 1992, Harris also paid a visit to the ongoing trials of Pietro Pacciani, who was suspected of being the serial killer nicknamed the Monster of Florence. Il Mostro redirects here For the 1994 Roberto Benigni film see The Monster (1994 film. Parts of the killer's modus operandi were used as reference for the novel Hannibal, which was released in 1999. Modus operandi (often used in the abbreviated forms MO or simply Method) is a Latin phrase approximately translated as " mode of operation

Red Dragon firmly states that Lecter does not fit any known psychological profile. Offender profiling is a behavioral and investigative tool that helps investigators to profile unknown criminal subjects or offenders However, Lecter's keeper Frederick Chilton claims that Lecter is a "pure psychopath. Dr Frederick Chilton is a fictional character appearing in Thomas Harris ' novels Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs. Psychopathy ( is a psychological construct that describes chronic immoral and Antisocial behavior " Lecter's pathosis is explored in greater detail in Hannibal and Hannibal Rising, which explain that he is irreparably traumatized as a child when he witnesses the murder and consumption by desperate military men of his younger sister, Mischa. Pathology (from Greek grc πάθος pathos, "fate harm" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study and Psychological trauma is a type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a traumatic event. Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries This is a list of the support characters from the Hannibal Lecter series

Appearance

Hannibal Lecter is described in the novels as being small and sleek, and with wiry strength in his arms. [2] In The Silence of the Lambs it is revealed that Lecter's left hand has the condition called mid ray duplication polydactyly, i. Polydactyly or polydactylism (from Ancient Greek πολύς (polus "many" + δάκτυλος (daktulos e. a duplicated middle finger. [3] In Hannibal, he performs plastic surgery on his face and has his extra digit removed. Plastic surgery is a medical specialty interested in the correction of form and function

Lecter's eyes are a shade of maroon, and reflect the light in "pinpoints of red". Maroon is a dark Brownish Red Color. The first recorded use of Maroon as a color name in English was in 1789. [4] He is also said to have small white teeth[5] and dark, slicked-back hair.

Film portrayal

Hannibal "Lecktor", as portrayed by Brian Cox in Manhunter.
Hannibal "Lecktor", as portrayed by Brian Cox in Manhunter. Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946) is a BAFTA - and Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated British Manhunter is a 1986 thriller Film based on Thomas Harris 's Novel Red Dragon.

Brian Cox portrayed Dr. Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946) is a BAFTA - and Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated British Lecter in the 1986 film Manhunter. Manhunter is a 1986 thriller Film based on Thomas Harris 's Novel Red Dragon. Cox said his characterization was inspired by Scottish serial killer Peter Manuel. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Peter Thomas Anthony Manuel (March 1 1927 – July 11 1958 was a U [6]

Anthony Hopkins is the actor most commonly associated with Hannibal Lecter, having portrayed Lecter in three of the character's five film appearances. Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. Hopkins claimed that he drew inspiration for Lecter's voice from HAL-9000, the homicidal computer from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. HAL 9000 ( Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic Computer is a fictional Computer in Arthur C 2001 A Space Odyssey is a 1968 Science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Kubrick and Arthur C [7] In 1991, Hopkins received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Silence of the Lambs.

Gaspard Ulliel portrays Lecter as a young man in the 2007 motion picture Hannibal Rising. Gaspard Ulliel (born November 25, 1984) is a French Film Actor. Hannibal Rising is a 2007 Thriller film, the fifth film to feature Dr Ulliel stated that he based his portrayal on Hopkins' and mixed it with his own style.

Actor Aaran Thomas portrays Lecter as a child in Hannibal Rising.

Character history

In literature

Hannibal Lecter is introduced in the 1981 novel Red Dragon. He is a brilliant psychiatrist who is incarcerated after he is revealed to be a cannibalistic serial killer. Lecter spends his time during his incarceration writing articles for medical journals. Red Dragon depicts Special Agent Will Graham consulting Lecter to catch serial killer Francis Dolarhyde, known only to law enforcement and media by the pseudonyms "The Tooth Fairy" and later, "The Dragon. Character overview Will Graham has the ability to empathize with psychopaths In the book as well as the two film versions of it Graham is portrayed as being Character overview Dolarhyde is a Serial killer nicknamed "The Tooth Fairy" due to his tendency to bite his victims' bodies the uncommon size and " It is revealed that Graham was the investigator who captured Lecter, and that Lecter had nearly killed him before being arrested. After receiving a letter from Dolaryhyde, Lecter manages to send Graham's home address to the murderer via a coded letter. Dolarhyde later attacks Graham and his family at home, badly disfiguring Graham before being shot dead by Graham's wife.

Lecter appears in the 1988 sequel to Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, where he assists a rookie FBI agent named Clarice Starling in catching a serial killer known only as "Buffalo Bill". The Silence of the Lambs is a horror / Crime Novel by Thomas Harris, starring his popular villain Dr The Silence of the Lambs In The Silence of the Lambs, Starling is 25 and a student at the FBI Academy Lecter and Starling form an unusual relationship in which he provides her with a profile of the killer and his M. O. in exchange for details about her unhappy childhood. Lecter later stages a dramatic, bloody escape from prison and disappears.

Following the success of The Silence of the Lambs and the immense popularity of the character, Harris spent seven years writing a third Lecter novel titled Hannibal, which was released in 1999 and took place seven years after the end of Silence of the Lambs. Hannibal is a novel by Thomas Harris, a third part of a series involving his iconic psychopathic character Hannibal Lecter. At the start of the novel, Lecter is found to be residing in Florence, Italy, while Mason Verger, one of Lecter's two surviving victims, is attempting to capture Lecter, planning to feed Lecter to his pigs. Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany Mason Verger is the main Antagonist in the 1999 novel Hannibal by Thomas Harris. Fleeing Verger, Lecter returns to the United States but is subsequently captured by Verger's henchmen, only to be rescued by Starling. Lecter overpowers Starling and using drugs and hypnosis, attempts to transform her into the living image of his long-dead sister; Starling resists, however, and instead becomes his lover. They then elope to Argentina. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.

In 2006, Harris wrote a prequel to the Lecter books entitled Hannibal Rising. Hannibal Rising is a novel written by Thomas Harris, the fourth in a series featuring his most famous character Hannibal Lecter. Harris undertook the project after Dino De Laurentiis (owner of the cinematic rights to the Lecter character since Manhunter) announced that he was going to make a film depicting Lecter's childhood and development into a serial killer. Agostino De Laurentiis, usually credited as Dino De Laurentiis (born August 8 1919) is an Academy Award -winning Italian Manhunter is a 1986 thriller Film based on Thomas Harris 's Novel Red Dragon. Harris also wrote the film's screenplay. The story explains that Lecter was born into an aristocratic family in Lithuania in 1933, and that he and his little sister Mischa were orphaned in 1944 when invading Soviet forces stormed the family estate. The Lithuanian nobility was historically a legally privileged class in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania consisting of Lithuanian (from historical Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. Shortly thereafter, Lecter and Mischa were captured by a band of Nazi deserters, who murdered and cannibalized Mischa before her brother's eyes. The death of his sister was extremely traumatic to Lecter, causing him to become temporarily mute and sparking his fixation with cannibalism. Selective mutism is a Social anxiety disorder in which a person who is normally capable of speech is unable to speak in given situations or to specific people Cannibalism (from Spanish es ''caníbal'' in connection with cannibalism among the Antillean Caribs, also called anthropophagy (from Greek ἄνθρωπος Lecter escaped from the deserters and took up residence in an orphanage until he was adopted by his uncle Robert and his Japanese wife, Lady Murasaki. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. As Lecter grew into a young man he formed a close, pseudo-romantic relationship with Murasaki and showed great intellectual aptitude, entering medical school at a relatively young age. Despite his seemingly comfortable life, Lecter was consumed by a savage obsession with the horrific events of his childhood. After gaining his first taste of murder (through eviscerating a rude butcher who had previously insulted Murasaki), Lecter methodically tracked down, murdered and partially cannibalized all of the men responsible for his sister's death, forsaking his relationship with Murasaki and losing all traces of his humanity in the process. The novel ends with Lecter being accepted into the Johns Hopkins Medical Center and moving to the United States. Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine|Greenspring StationThe Johns Hopkins Hospital is a Teaching hospital in Baltimore Maryland

In film

Red Dragon was first adapted to film in 1986 as the Michael Mann film Manhunter. Michael Mann is the name of Michael Mann (director (born 1943 Hollywood Fats (real name Michael Mann 1954-1986 accomplished Manhunter is a 1986 thriller Film based on Thomas Harris 's Novel Red Dragon. For reasons unknown, the filmmakers changed the spelling of Lecter's name to "Lecktor," who was portrayed by Scottish actor Brian Cox. Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946) is a BAFTA - and Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated British In 1991, Orion Pictures produced a Jonathan Demme-directed film adaptation of Silence of the Lambs, in which Lecter was played by British actor Anthony Hopkins. Orion Pictures Corporation was an American company that produced movies from 1978 until 1998 Robert Jonathan Demme (born February 22 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer and The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 suspense film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. Hopkins' Academy Award-winning performance made Lecter into a cultural icon. An icon (from Greek εἰκών eikōn, "image" is a religious work of art most commonly a painting from Eastern Christianity. Hopkins' Lecter remains the shortest lead role to ever win an Oscar, appearing in the movie for a total of only about sixteen and a half minutes. In 2001, Hannibal was adapted to film, with Hopkins reprising his role as Hannibal Lecter. The ending for the film was changed from the novel due to the controversy that the novel's ending generated upon its release in 1999. In the film adaptation, Mischa is never mentioned, and the ending was changed with Starling attempting to apprehend Lecter, instead of them eloping to Argentina.

It has been incorrectly reported that Jodie Foster, who had portrayed Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs, made the producers change the ending due to her disappointment with her character in the novel; however, the producers were planning to change the ending even before Foster considered reprising the role. Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 suspense film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Foster did not play Agent Starling in Hannibal. The role was played by Julianne Moore. In the film Hannibal, Lecter escapes from Starling's custody after cutting off his own hand to free himself from her handcuffs. The choice to cut off his own hand instead of Starling's shows a sympathetic side of Lecter's character with regard to the beautiful agent; mercy that few others in his path enjoyed.

In 2002, Red Dragon was adapted to film again under its original title Red Dragon, with Anthony Hopkins once again as Lecter and Ed Norton as the FBI Agent Will Graham. This entry is about the 2002 film For other entries with similar names see Red dragon. Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. Character overview Will Graham has the ability to empathize with psychopaths In the book as well as the two film versions of it Graham is portrayed as being

In late 2006, the script for the film Hannibal Rising was adapted to novel format. Hannibal Rising is a 2007 Thriller film, the fifth film to feature Dr The novel was written as to explain Lecter's development into a serial killer. The novel and film were panned by critics. [8]

In other media

Hannibal Lecter has often been the subject of parodies and references in general media. In addition to making an appearance in MAD magazine, Hannibal Lecter has been the subject of parody for several animated television series such as South Park, The Simpsons, and even the Nickelodeon program Fairly Odd Parents, most of these parodies feature the character wearing Hannibals infamous mouthpeice. Mad is a monthly American Humor Magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952 South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central The character has even been parodied in a musical, entitled SILENCE! The Musical. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. SILENCE! The Musical is an award winning Off-Off-Broadway musical that was created by Jon and Al Kaplan

Notes and references

  1. ^ AFI's 100 Heroes & Villains. American Film Institute (June 2003). Retrieved on 2007-02-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the
  2. ^ The Silence of the Lambs p. 16, para. 2: "She could see that he was small, sleek, and in his hands and arms she saw wiry strength like her own".
  3. ^ Silence of the Lambs p. 15, para. 2: "Dr. Lecter has six fingers on his left hand".
  4. ^ Silence of the Lambs p. 16, para 4: "Dr. Lecter's eyes are maroon, and they reflect the light in pinpoints of red".
  5. ^ The Silence of the Lambs p. 17, para. 4: "He tapped his small white teeth against the card and breathed in its smell".
  6. ^ Dr. Hannibal Lecter at the Internet Movie Database
  7. ^ Silence of the Lambs at Rotten Tomatoes
  8. ^ Hannibal Rising at Rotten Tomatoes

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