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Hannibal Lecter (franchise)
The ''Hannibal Lecter'' franchise is an American media franchise based around the eponymous character, Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant, cannibalistic serial killer whose assistance is routinely sought out by law enforcement personnel to aid in the capture of other criminals. He originally appeared in a series of novels (starting with '' Red Dragon'' in 1981) by Thomas Harris. The series has since expanded into film and television, having four timeline-connected franchise films: '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991), ''Hannibal'' (2001), '' Red Dragon'' (2002) and ''Hannibal Rising'' (2007), with three starring Anthony Hopkins. Novels ''Red Dragon'' (1981) ''The Silence of the Lambs'' (1988) ''Hannibal'' (1999) ''Hannibal Rising'' (2006) Films ''Manhunter'' (1986) The first adaptation was the 1986 film ''Manhunter'', which was an adaptation of ''Red Dragon'', directed by Michael Mann. Brian Cox stars as Hannibal Lecter (in the film, the surname is changed to Lecktor). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Harris
William Thomas Harris III (born September 22, 1940) is an American writer. He is the author of a series of suspense novels about Hannibal Lecter. The majority of his works have been adapted into films and television, including '' The Silence of the Lambs'', which became only the third film in Academy Awards history to sweep the Oscars in all of the five major categories.Conklin 1999 His novels have sold more than 50 million copies, with ''The Silence of the Lambs'' alone selling 10 million copies, as of 2019. Biography Harris was born in Jackson, Tennessee, but moved as a child with his family to Rich, Mississippi. He was introverted and bookish in grade school and then blossomed in high school. He attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he majored in English and graduated in 1964. While in college, he worked as a reporter for the local newspaper, the '' Waco Tribune-Herald'', covering the police beat. In 1968, he moved to New York City to work for the Associated Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Mann
Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter, author and producer, best known for his stylized crime dramas. He has received a BAFTA Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for four Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. His most acclaimed works include the films ''Thief (film), Thief'' (1981), ''Manhunter (film), Manhunter'' (1986), ''The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film), The Last of the Mohicans'' (1992), ''Heat (1995 film), Heat'' (1995), ''The Insider (film), The Insider'' (1999), ''Ali (film), Ali'' (2001), ''Collateral (film), Collateral'' (2004), ''Public Enemies (2009 film), Public Enemies'' (2009), and ''Ferrari (2023 film), Ferrari'' (2023). He was executive producer on the popular TV series ''Miami Vice'' (1984–90), which he adapted into a Miami Vice (film), 2006 feature film. Early life and education Mann was born February 5, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois. He is Jewish and the son of Esther and Jack M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarak Ben Ammar
Tarak Ben Ammar (; born June 12, 1949) is a Tunisian-French film producer and distributor. He is famous for his interest in artistic movies, especially when they are related to Mediterranean culture or require North African locations. Early years Tarak Ben Ammar was born in 1949 in Tunis, to a political family in Tunisia who fought for and gained independence from France in 1956, and where his uncle Habib Bourguiba became the first President of Tunisia. After studies in Rome and graduating from Georgetown University in Washington, Tarak Ben Ammar started his career as film producer. Career Tarak Ben Ammar forged a successful career as a film producer, working on George Lucas's ''Star Wars'', Steven Spielberg's ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', Franco Zeffirelli's ''Jesus of Nazareth'' and '' La Traviata, ''Monty Python's Life of Brian'', Roman Polanski's '' Pirates'', and Mel Gibson's ''The Passion of the Christ''. He created the film industry in Tunisia by building the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Webber
Peter Webber (born May 1968) is a British film and television director and producer whose debut feature film as a director was '' Girl with a Pearl Earring'' (2003). He subsequently directed '' Hannibal Rising'' (2007). Early life Webber took a one-year Postgraduate Film and TV course at the University of Bristol. Career Films '' Girl with a Pearl Earring'', starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth, marked Webber's feature film debut. The film has received numerous accolades, including three Academy Award nominations, two Golden Globe nominations, and 10 BAFTA Award nominations. Dino De Laurentiis tapped Webber to direct '' Hannibal Rising''. Based on Thomas Harris' book of the same name, and starring Gaspard Ulliel, Gong Li and Rhys Ifans, this prequel depicts a young Hannibal Lecter as he gradually becomes a serial killer. Webber made his first short film, ''The Zebra Man'', about sideshow performer Horace Ridler starring Minnie Driver. Then, in 2012, Webbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Ratner
Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film director and producer. He directed the Rush Hour (film series), ''Rush Hour'' film series, ''The Family Man'', ''Red Dragon (2002 film), Red Dragon'', ''X-Men: The Last Stand'', ''Tower Heist'', and ''Hercules (2014 film), Hercules''. He is a producer of several films, including the ''Horrible Bosses'' series, as well as executive producer on other projects, including the films ''The Revenant (2015 film), The Revenant'' and ''War Dogs (2016 film), War Dogs'' and the television series ''Prison Break''. Ratner got his start directing with music videos in the 1990s, and directed his first motion picture, ''Money Talks (1997 film), Money Talks'', in 1997. Overall, the films Ratner has directed have earned over $2 billion at the global box office. Ratner is the co-founder of RatPac-Dune Entertainment, RatPac Entertainment, a film production company. Ratner led RatPac's partnership with Dune Entertainment in September 2013 for a co- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha De Laurentiis
Martha De Laurentiis ( and credited as such until 1995; July 10, 1954 – December 4, 2021) was an American film producer. De Laurentiis was known for producing films such as '' Breakdown'', '' U-571'', ''Hannibal'', and '' Red Dragon'' with her husband Dino De Laurentiis, as well as the television series ''Hannibal''. Biography Born Martha Schumacher on July 10, 1954, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she grew up in Piqua, Ohio. In 1972, she was crowned Ohio's Junior Miss. She attended Ball State University and worked as a model in New York, before working in production on films like '' The Warriors'' and '' Wolfen''. She also worked in production accounting on various television projects. In 1980, she joined the De Laurentiis Entertainment Group as an assistant production accountant and eventually became the company's chairman. De Laurentiis was a jury member at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. On December 16, 2017, she was awarded an honorary doctorate of humaniti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dino De Laurentiis
Agostino "Dino" De Laurentiis (; 8 August 1919 – 10 November 2010) was an Italian film producer and businessman who held both Italian and American citizenship. Following a brief acting career in the late 1930s and early 1940s, he moved into film production; alongside Carlo Ponti, he brought Italian cinema to the international scene in the post-World War II period. He produced or co-produced over 500 films, with 38 of his Hollywood films receiving Academy Award nominations. He was also the creator and operator of DDL Foodshow, a chain of Italian specialty foods stores. Early life Agostino De Laurentiis was born in Torre Annunziata, Kingdom of Italy, on 8 August 1919. He grew up selling spaghetti made by his father's pasta factory. His older brother, Luigi De Laurentiis (1917–1992), later followed him into film production. He studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in 1937 and 1938, but his studies were interrupted by the outbreak of World War II. Career Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Zaillian
Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian (born January 30, 1953) is an Armenian-American screenwriter, film director and producer. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for his screenplay '' Schindler's List'' (1993) and has earned Oscar nominations for the films '' Awakenings'', '' Gangs of New York'', '' Moneyball'' and '' The Irishman''. He was presented with the Distinguished Screenwriter Award at the 2009 Austin Film Festival and the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America in 2011. Zaillian is the founder of Film Rites, a film production company. He also created, wrote and directed the limited series '' The Night Of'' (2016) and '' Ripley'' (2024), the latter for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Peabody Award. Early life Steven Zaillian was born in Fresno, California, the son of Jim Zaillian, a radio news reporter. Zaillian is of Armenian descent. He attended Sonoma State University, graduated from San Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mamet
David Alan Mamet (; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony Award, Tony nominations for his plays ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1984) and ''Speed-the-Plow'' (1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of 1970s off-Broadway plays: ''The Duck Variations'', ''Sexual Perversity in Chicago'', and ''American Buffalo (play), American Buffalo''. His plays ''Race (play), Race'' and ''The Penitent (play), The Penitent'', respectively, opened on Broadway theater, Broadway in 2009 and previewed off-Broadway in 2017. Feature films that Mamet both wrote and directed include ''House of Games'' (1987), ''Homicide (1991 film), Homicide'' (1991), ''The Spanish Prisoner'' (1997), and his biggest commercial success, ''Heist (2001 film), Heist'' (2001). His screenwriting credits include ''The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film), The Postman Always Rings Twice'' (1981), ''The Verdict'' (1982), ''The Untouchables (film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director and producer. He directs films in the Science fiction film, science fiction, Crime film, crime, and historical drama, historical epic genres, with an atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. He ranks among the List of highest-grossing film directors, highest-grossing directors, with his films grossing a cumulative $5 billion worldwide. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Ridley Scott, many accolades, including the BAFTA Fellowship for Lifetime Achievement in 2018, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. He was Knight Bachelor, knighted by Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II in 2003, and appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Grand Cross by Charles III, King Charles III in 2024. An alumnus of the Royal College of Art in London, Scott began his career in television as a designer and director before moving into advertising as a director o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Saxon
Edward Bradley Saxon (born November 17, 1956) is an American film producer and endowed Chair of the Peter Stark Producing Program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Saxon is arguably best known for producing the film '' The Silence of the Lambs'', which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and is, to date, the third and last film to sweep the five main categories of Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture. (The others are ''It Happened One Night'' and ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest''.) Early life Saxon was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and educated at Kirkwood High School from 1972 to 1976. He studied at McGill University from 1976 to 1980. While at McGill, he founded the Tuesday Night Cafe Theatre with Veronica Brady and Peter Grossman, and the company is still running today. Saxon acted in many plays at the Players' Theatre, McGill's famous Red and White Review. He also founded a radio comedy trou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Utt
Kenneth Utt (July 13, 1921 – January 19, 1994), was an American film producer and unit production manager. He received the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991). Life and career Utt was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on July 13, 1921. He graduated from Elon College (now Elon University) in Elon, N.C. in 1942. He received a scholarship to Juilliard School where he studied vocals in hopes of becoming an opera singer. Utt served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. He returned home and became a stage and radio actor, appearing in shows like ''Carousel''. Utt began working in production on stage performances of ''Peter Pan'', the lesser known 1950 Broadway version with music by Leonard Bernstein. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
