Hannibal is a
2001 thriller film directed by
Ridley Scott, adapted from the
Thomas Harris novel of the same name. Set ten years after
The Silence of the Lambs, the premise is that one of
Hannibal Lecter's surviving victims, the extremely wealthy
Mason Verger, is determined to capture, torture, and kill him. The film's locations alternate between Italy and the United States.
According to Steffen Hantke, author of
"Horror Film: Creating and Marketing Fear",
Hannibal the film was an "eagerly anticipated
auteur and star-driven event movie, with emphasis on a distinctive visual appearance and deliberate flamboyant performances."