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Hannibal Rising

It started with revenge.

6.3(2,495)20072h 1m2

The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where as a medical student he hones his appetite for the kill and learnt sword skills from his Japanese girlfriend, who happened to have similar fate

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Status
Released
Budget
$75M
Box office
$82.2M
Language
English
  • mask
  • based on novel or book
  • winter
  • psychopath
  • world war ii
  • lithuania
  • revenge
  • decapitation
  • psychological thriller
  • strangulation
  • cannibal
  • biting

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Peter Webber

Produced in

Czech Republic, France, Italy, United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR6 Feb 2007
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical189 Feb 2007
  • United Arab EmiratesAE

    • PhysicalDVD25 Jun 2007
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA 15+8 Feb 2007
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical18A9 Feb 2007
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+1821 Feb 2008
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical16 Feb 2007
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical21 Feb 2007
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1620 Apr 2007
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical22 Feb 2008
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical18+22 Feb 2007
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical159 Feb 2007

Frequently asked questions

Hannibal Rising was released on 6 February 2007.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    11/1/2015

    6/10

    What made Hannibal the beast he was? Indeed, director Peter Webber and author Thomas Harris bring us Hannibal Lector (ne: Lecter) the formative years. Off the bat you have to say it's not overtly a horror film, something which has proved to have annoyed many who ventured in expecting something different. Which on one hand is a shame because it's a very effective thriller, ripe with literary smarts and boasting som…

  • J

    JPRetana

    5/31/2026

    I’ve always equated Hannibal Lecter with the Shark from Jaws. Sure, the good doctor is a more entertaining host — until he gets peckish — but they both essentially kill to feed. That’s all the motivation they require. How silly would it be to give a shark a tragic origin story? About as silly as setting a film in Lithuania and France with French and Lithuanian characters and then having everybody speak English. Or…

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