Hannibal is a TV series created by Bryan Fuller in 2013 and based on the characters from the book Red Dragon by Thomas Harris, first published in 1981. The TV series features Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy, Laurence Fishburne, Caroline Dhavernas, Kacey Rohl, Lara Jean Chorostecki, and others.
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“The TV series is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
FBI profiler Will Graham is recruited by Jack Crawford, the head of Behavioral Sciences of the FBI, to help investigate a serial killer in Minnesota. Initially, Lecter—who is secretly a cannibalistic serial killer—works to manipulate the FBI from within, but the bond he builds with Graham begins to threaten his longevity.
Movie vs Book
Year
2013
Minutes
44
Movie Rate
8.50
Source: IMDb
Year
1981
Pages
356
Book Rate
8.06
S: Goodreads
Book
Red Dragon
Author: Thomas Harris
Country: USA
First published in: 1981
Length: 356 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Hannibal Lecter
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Michael Mann
Movie by Brett Ratner
User polls & recommendations
“The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That’s why we go to movies and say, “Oh, the book is better.”
PAULO COELHO (Writer)
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