Hannibal Rising (2007)
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Hannibal Rising is a horror film and the fifth film of the Hannibal Lecter franchise. It is a prequel to The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, and Red Dragon. The film is an adaptation of Thomas Harris’ 2006 novel of the same name and tells the story of Lecter’s evolution into a cannibalistic serial killer.
The film was directed by Peter Webber from a screenplay by Harris, and stars Gaspard Ulliel as the title character with additional roles played by Gong Li, Rhys Ifans and Dominic West. Filming took place at Barrandov Studios in Prague. It was produced by the Dino De Laurentiis Company and was released in France on February 7, 2007, and in Italy, United Kingdom, and the United States on February 9, 2007.
In 1941, eight-year-old Hannibal Lecter lives in Lecter Castle in Lithuania. The German invasion of the Soviet Union turns the Baltic region into part of the bloodiest front line of World War II. Lecter, his younger sister Mischa, and their parents travel to the family’s hunting lodge in the woods to elude the advancing German troops. After three years, the Nazis are finally driven out of the countries soon to be re-occupied by the Soviet Union. During their retreat, however, they destroy a Soviet tank that had stopped at the Lecter family’s lodge looking for water. The explosion kills everyone but Lecter and Mischa. They survive in the cottage until five former Lithuanian militiamen, led by a Nazi collaborator named Vladis Grutas, storm and loot it. Finding no other food in the bitterly cold Baltic winter, the men look menacingly at Lecter and Mischa. Then, the soldiers kill and eat her.
Director: Peter Webber
Writers: Thomas Harris (screenplay & novel)
Stars: Gaspard Ulliel, Rhys Ifans, Li Gong, Aaran Thomas, Helena-Lia Tachovská, Richard Leaf, Dominic West
Cast:
| Aaran Thomas | … | Young Hannibal |
| Gaspard Ulliel | … | Hannibal Lecter |
| Li Gong | … | Lady Murasaki (as Gong Li) |
| Helena-Lia Tachovská | … | Mischa Lecter |
| Richard Leaf | … | Father Lecter |
| Dominic West | … | Inspector Popil |
| Rhys Ifans | … | Vladis Grutas |
| Michelle Wade | … | Nanny |
| Richard Brake | … | Enrikas Dortlich |
| Martin Hub | … | Lothar |
| Ingeborga Dapkunaite | … | Mother Lecter |
| Kevin McKidd | … | Petras Kolnas |
| Joerg Stadler | … | Berndt |
| Stephen Walters | … | Zigmas Milko |
| Ivan Marevich | … | Bronys Grentz |
| Timothy Walker | … | SS Major |
| Goran Kostic | … | Kazys ‘Pot Watcher’ Porvik |
| Charles Maquignon | … | Paul The Butcher |
| Denis Ménochet | … | Chief of Police |
| Radek Bruna | … | Radio Operator |
| Ota Filip | … | Lecter Cook |
| Vaclav Pacal | … | German Sergeant (as Václav Pácal) |
| Seon Rogers | … | Tank Commander |
| Jaroslav Psenicka | … | Tank Crewman |
| Pavel Kratky | … | Tank Crewman |
| Petr Hnetkovský | … | Tank Crewman (as Petr Hnetkovsky) |
| Toby Alexander | … | Monitor |
| Ladislav Hampl | … | Monitor |
| Joe Sheridan | … | Headmaster |
| Dominique Bettenfeld | … | Chef |
| Jos Houben | … | Serge |
| Nancy Bishop | … | Marielle |
| Zdenek Dvoracek | … | Butcher Brother |
| Mirek Navratil | … | Butcher Brother (as Miroslav Navratil) |
| Vladimír Kulhavý | … | Vegetable Dealer |
| Jan Nemejovský | … | Mortician |
| Václav Chalupa | … | Mortician’s Assistant |
| Martin Hancock | … | Polygraph Operator |
| Tomás Palatý | … | Popil’s Assistant |
| Matthew Blood-Smyth | … | First Policeman |
| Jaroslav Vízner | … | Onlooker |
| Hugh Ross | … | Professor Dumas |
| Elsa Mollien | … | Female Student |
| Linda Svobodová | … | Female Student (as Linda Svobodova) |
| Paul Ritter | … | Prisoner Louis |
| Robert Russell | … | Prison Doctor |
| Ivo Novák | … | Russian Soldier |
| Dalibor Pavelka | … | Russian Soldier |
| Todd Kramer | … | Desk Officer |
| John Early | … | Drunken Man |
| Dmitrij Matus | … | Dorlich’s Desk Sergeant |
| Brian Caspe | … | Sneaky Officer |
| Vitezslav Bouchner | … | Headwaiter |
| Beata Ben Ammar | … | Astrid Kolnas |
| Robbie Kay | … | Kolnas’s Son (as Robert Kay) |
| Vanesa Novakova | … | Kolnas’s Daughter |
| Marek Vasut | … | Captain |
| Milos Kulhavy | … | Tattooed Thug |
| Pavel Bezdek | … | Dieter |
| Veronika Bellová | … | First Woman Captive |
| Marko Igonda | … | Mueller |
| Lana Likic | … | Maid |
| Petra Lustigová | … | Eva (as Petra Lustigova) |
| Michal Havelka | … | Second Policeman |
| Jiri Subrt | … | Hercule |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia