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Manhunter
1986
Retired FBI agent Will Graham (William L. Petersen) returns to action to hunt down a serial killer by using his ability to get inside the psychopath's mind. However, it was this ability that drove him into retirement in the first place. The process of tracking and capturing the infamous Hannibal Lecter (Brian Cox) took a .. Read more
| Starring | Joan Allen, Stephen Lang, Brian Cox, Tom Noonan |
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| Director | Michael Mann |
| Genres | Horror, Thriller |
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Manhunter
Retired FBI agent Will Graham (William L. Petersen) returns to action to hunt down a serial killer by using his ability to get inside the psychopath's mind. However, it was this ability that drove him into retirement in the first place. The process of tracking and capturing the infamous Hannibal Lecter (Brian Cox) took a tremendous psychic toll on Graham, causing him to spent time in a mental hospital. With another madman on the loose, Graham has no choice but to return to duty, though he knows that it might cost him his family and his sanity.
To get the old mindset back, Graham visits Hannibal Lecter in his high-security jail cell. However, the manipulative Lecter plays both sides and warns the new killer that Graham is on his trail, telling him to destroy Graham's family to protect himself. In order to save his own family, Graham must risk everything to once again enter into the mind of the criminally insane.
With MANHUNTER, Mann raises the bar for serial killer films, imbuing his killer with an almost sympathetic quality while keeping him extremely menacing and clearly dangerous. Based on the Thomas Harris novel RED DRAGON, which serves as the prequel to THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, MANHUNTER is a masterpiece of gripping storytelling and psychological horror.
| Starring | Joan Allen, Stephen Lang, Brian Cox, Tom Noonan, Dennis Farina, Kim Griest, William Petersen |
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| Director | Michael Mann |
| Studio | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 55 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German, Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Turkish |
| Released | DVD: 01 Oct 2001 Production year: 1986 |
| Format | DVD |
Manhunter (2 discs) (1986)
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Whether or not, as some contend, this is a better movie than The Silence of the Lambs, the second and more celebrated film adaptation of novelist Thomas Harris's source material, it is undoubtedly a gripping psycho-chiller. William Petersen plays the former FBI whizz, hauled from retirement to help hunt a sophisticated serial murderer. Strong performances, especially from Brian Cox as Hannibal Lecktor, combine with a clever plot and topnotch direction by Michael Mann to produce an atmospheric and arresting thriller.
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"...[Noonan] burns up the frame...[as] one of the freakiest madmen Hollywood has ever given us....You'll never listen to IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA without locking the doors again..." -- Rating: B+
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29 out of 40 people found this review helpful
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Shame i saw red dragon first
This film is not bad by any means but I see anthony hopkins as Lector now and all others will fail in this role. I just feel that the re-make is just better all round
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30 out of 46 people found this review helpful
Remakes Acts Circles Around This
God, I don't think you really appriciate Ed Norton and Anthony Hopkins until you watch this. I love both those actors, but didn't quite realise how much better they were in these roles. I often hear people say the original is better, but i'm starting to think that people just say that about any original, because they are stuck in their ways. The acting at times is laughable, and eerie.......NO!, Please do yourselves a favour and watch the Remake 'Red Dragon' as that is a good film, this on the other hand isn't fit to be used as a drinks coaster!
I just wish there was a lower rating that I could give then 1 star. -
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Manhunter
Retired FBI agent Will Graham (William L. Petersen) returns to action to hunt down a serial killer by using his ability to get inside the psychopath's mind. However, it was this ability that drove him into retirement in the first place. The process of tracking and capturing the infamous Hannibal ...
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