MANHUNTER (DVD/1986/P&S/ENG-FR-SP-SUB/HANNIBAL LECTER COLLECTION SERIES) DVD

Manhunter
Red Dragon, the Thomas Harris novel that introduced serial killer Hannibal Lecter to the world, was adapted for the screen by Michael Mann as Manhunter. Ace criminal profiler Will Graham (William Petersen) is very good at his job because he has the ability to make himself think like the killers he tracks. Will has been in retirement since catching Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter (Brian Cox), as being inside that particular deranged mind caused Will to have a breakdown. Will's boss Jack Crawford (Dennis Farina visits Will at his home, showing him pictures from a murder scene and asking for his help in catching a new killer they have dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" (Tom Noonan). In order to test his mental strength, Will visits Hannibal in his prison cell. Adding to the already substantial mental stress Will experiences when he returns to the job are nosy tabloid reporter Freddy Lounds (Stephen Lang), as well as Hannibal's attempts at seeking revenge through the Tooth Fairy. After two additional films that featured Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal) became box-office blockbusters, Manhunter was re-made as Red Dragon starring Hopkins and Edward Norton as Will Graham. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Cast William L. Petersen as Will Graham Kim Greist as Molly Graham Joan Allen as Reba Brian Cox as Dr. Hannibal Lecktor Dennis Farina as Jack Crawford Tom Noonan as Francis Dollarhyde

Crew Jack Blackman - Art Director Gusmano Cesaretti - Associate Producer Bonnie Timmermann - Casting Colleen Atwood - Costume Designer Michael Mann - Director Dov Hoenig - Editor Bernard Williams - Executive Producer Michel Rubini - Composer (Music Score) The Reds - Composer (Music Score) Carl Marsh - Songwriter Gregory Markel - Songwriter Gary Putnam - Songwriter Severs Ramsay - Songwriter Klaus Schulze - Songwriter Gene Stashuk - Songwriter Dave Allen - Songwriter Curt Lichter - Songwriter Barry Andrews - Songwriter Kitaro - Songwriter Martyn Baker - Songwriter Doug Ingle - Songwriter Stefano Fava - Makeup Mel Bourne - Production Designer Dante Spinotti - Cinematographer Richard Roth - Producer Joseph de Gaetano II - Special Effects R.J. Hohman - Special Effects J.Paul Huntsman - Sound Editor Don Pulford - Stunts Bernard Johnson - Stunts Chuck Hart - Stunts Jack Carpenter - Stunts Bud Davis - Stunts Michael Mann - Screenwriter Walon Green - Screenwriter Thomas Harris - Book Author

Manhunter
Manhunter is a visually assured psychological thriller. Michael Mann builds tension through color, framing, editing, and sound with such skill that his actors can underplay their emotions. This mix is unusual, but it works superbly. Although the characters in this film engage in extraordinary activities, the low-key performances make them seem like real human beings. Manhunter succeeds at making the viewer feel the consequences of chasing serial killers for a living. William Petersen wears a haunted look that elicits sympathy, as well as a touch of fear, in the audience. Like Christopher Walken in The Dead Zone, Petersen does a spectacular job of physicalizing the toll his mental condition is taking on him. We sense his tenuous grasp on mental stability thanks in part to Brian Cox's terrifying portrayal of Hannibal Lecter. The Lecter in Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal wishes for nothing more than comfort. His animosity is directed at those who inflict unpleasantness on him (or Clarice), characters always portrayed as unlikable people anyway. The Lecter of Manhunter has an enemy. Will has caught him, and Lecter hates him for it. Now the pure intelligent evil of Lecter is directed at someone the audience cares about, and we constantly fear for Will's safety because of it. Manhunter is an underrated film that deserves to stand alongside Seven and its younger sibling, Silence of the Lambs, as benchmarks of the serial killer genre. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: cc Original theatrical trailer DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 120 min Part of Series: The Hannibal Lecter Series   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Main Title/Needed 2. Crime Analysis 3. Tooth Fairy at Large 4. Dr. Lecktor 5. Evidence Builds 6. Killer Communication 7. Bait 8. The Red Dragon 9. New Target 10. Developing 11. Connection 12. The Power of God 13. Will Sees 14. Closing In 15. Savior 16. End Credits