The Hannibal Files: The Unauthorised Guide To The Hannibal Lecter Trilogy

For readers and film buffs, an essential guide to the novels of Thomas Harris and to the greatest screen villain of our time.

Dr. Hannibal Lecter has been haunting readers and filmgoers for more than two decades. Now, in The Hannibal Files, Adrian Rigelsford unravels the fascinating story behind the Hannibal Lecter trilogies, offering incisive critical appraisals of Thomas Harris¹ novels as well as shrewd insider assessments of their screen adaptations. He also reveals new information on the casting of the films, and how the disappointing box-office returns of Manhunter gave way to the critically acclaimed blockbuster The Silence of the Lambs. The story is brought right up to date with a look at the scripting and production of the recently released Hannibal, the third and final film. Complete with previously unpublished film stills and photos, The Hannibal Files is a must-read for fans of Thomas Harris¹ chilling creation.