Poster or still for Manhunter

Film 1986 1h 57m

Manhunter

  • neo-noir
  • independent film
  • crime thriller film
  • psychological thriller film
  • crime film
  • horror film

1986 film by Michael Mann

Manhunter is a 1986 American crime thriller film written and directed by Michael Mann. Based on the 1981 novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris, the film stars William Petersen as FBI profiler Will Graham, Tom Noonan as serial killer Francis Dollarhyde, Dennis Farina as Graham's FBI superior Jack Crawford, and Brian Cox as incarcerated killer Hannibal Lecktor. The film focuses on Graham coming out of retirement to lend his talents to an investigation on Dollarhyde, a killer known as the Tooth Fairy. In doing so, he must confront the demons of his past and meet with Lecktor, who nearly killed Graham years before.

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Released
1986
Country
United States
Language
English
Studio
Dino De Laurentiis Company