2. Oh, he's a monster. Pure
psychopath.
So rare to capture one alive.
From a research point of view,
Lecter is my most prized asset .
THE GREATEST
VILLIAN OF ALL
TIME
3. Hannibal Lecter is introduced in the 1981
novel Red Dragon byThomas Harris.
Followed it up with the following novels:
i. Red Dragon (1981)
ii. The Silence of the Lambs (1988)
iii. Hannibal (1999)
iv. Hannibal Rising (2006)
4. Occupation :
Psychiatrist
Title :
Dr. Hannibal Lecter / Count Hannibal LecterVIII
Relatives :
Mischa Lecter (Sister)
Count Robert Lecter (Uncle)
Lady Murasaki (Aunt-by-marriage)
Nationality :
French, Lithuanian
5. “You will not persuade me with appeals to my
intellectual vanity”.
6. Portrayed as a brilliant psychiatrist who is
incarcerated after having been revealed to be
a cannibalistic serial killer.
Red Dragon firmly states that Lecter does not
fit any known psychological profile .
Traumatized as a child in Lithuania in 1944
when he witnessed the murder and
cannibalism of his beloved younger sister,
Mischa, by Lithuanian Hilfswillige.
7. Hannibal Lecter:Why do you think he
removes their skins, Agent Starling?
[sarcastically]
Hannibal Lecter: Enthrall me with your
acumen.
Clarice Starling: It excites him. Most serial
killers keep some sort of trophies from their
victims.
Hannibal Lecter: I didn't.
Clarice Starling: No. No, you ate yours
8. American Film Institute as the #1 movie villain.
Empire magazine lists Hannibal as the 5th Greatest
Movie Character of AllTime.
Hopkins' screen time is only a little more than 16
minutes he was awarded the Oscar.
The Silence of the Lambs placed seventh
on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments for Lecter's
infamous escape scene.
"I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an
old friend for dinner."—Nominated for Best quote of
the last century by the AFI.
9. Demme won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the
41st Berlin International Film Festival .
Golden Globe Award for Best Director.The film was
nominated as best film by the (BAFTA) Awards.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter was selected as the #4 Greatest
Film Character by the People Magazine.
IMDB rating 8.6 .
10. BestActor for Anthony Hopkins as Lecter in
Silence of the Lambs.
BestActress for Jodie foster as Clarice Sterling.
Best Director for Jonathan Demme.
Best Screenplay forTedTally .
Best Motion Picture.
Considered to be aesthetically significant ,
Chosen to be preserved in the US National film
registry in 2011 by the Library of Congress.
11. “We live in a primitive time don’t weWill , Neither
savage nor wise. Half measures are the curse of it ,
Any rational society would either kill me or put me
to some use.”
Your old Friend Hannibal Lecter.
12. I do wish we could chat longer , But I'm having
an Old friend for Dinner.
“I do wish we could
chat longer , But I’m
having an old friend
for dinner.”