Hannibal Rising (2007)

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It started with revenge.

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

• Released: 2007-02-06
• Genres: Crime, Thriller, Horror
• Runtime: 2h 1m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 2,472 votes

Directed by Peter Webber.

Top cast

• Gaspard Ulliel as Hannibal Lecter
• Aaran Thomas as Hannibal Lecter (young)
• Gong Li as Lady Murasaki
• Dominic West as Inspector Popil
• Rhys Ifans as Vladis Grutas
• Richard Brake as Enrikas Dortlich
• Kevin McKidd as Petras Kolnas
• Stephen Walters as Zigmas Milko
• Ivan Marevich as Bronys Grentz
• Helena-Lia Tachovská as Mischa Lecter

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Hannibal Rising

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on The CW, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, VIX , Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, HBO Max; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: watch free on Crave, Plex; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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