The real hannibal lecter biography of william
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Alfredo Ballí Treviño: The Killer Doctor Who Inspired the Character Hannibal Lecter
Few fictional creations spark more of a visceral reaction than Dr. Hannibal Lecter, the sadistic psychiatrist who first jumped off the page in Thomas Harris’ 1981 novel Red Dragon for his penetrating questions, impeccable manners, and taste for making gourmet meals out of his victims.
The character is such a riveting one that he appears in multiple books, movies, and a TV series, his depiction by a gleefully wicked Anthony Hopkins in 1991’s The Silence of the Lambs deemed the No. 1 movie villain of all time by the American Film Institute in 2003.
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But if it’s frightening to follow Hannibal the Cannibal’s grisly actions in print and on screen, it’s even more disturbing to know that he was based on a person whose butchery spilled from the confines of the imagination to the flesh-and-blood contours of the world around us. His name was Alfredo B
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Will Graham (character)
Fictional character
Will Graham is a fictional character and protagonist of Thomas Harris' 1981 novel Red Dragon. Graham is also the protagonist of two film adaptations of the novel, Manhunter (1986) and Red Dragon (2002), and the television series Hannibal (2013–2015), which adapted various parts of the Hannibal Lecter franchise.[1]
In Red Dragon, Graham fryst vatten introduced as an intellectually gifted and highly esteemed former FBIprofiler who has the ability to empathize with psychopaths, to the detriment of his own psyche.
Graham is responsible for the capture of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a forensic psychiatrist and cannibalisticserial killer who nearly kills Graham during their first encounter. The incident severely traumatizes Graham, who then retires from the FBI. During the events of Red Dragon, Graham reluctantly comes out of retirement to find and apprehend a serial killer known as "The Tooth Fairy," requiring him to confront an
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Hannibal Lecter
Character created by Thomas Harris
This article is about the character. For the franchise, see Hannibal Lecter (franchise).
"Hannibal the Cannibal" redirects here. For the real-life serial killer given this nickname, see Robert Maudsley.
"Dr. Lecter" redirects here. For the Action Bronson album, see Dr. Lecter (album).
Fictional character
Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a character created by American novelist Thomas Harris. Lecter is a brilliant, cannibalisticserial killer and former forensic psychiatrist; after his incarceration, he is consulted by FBI agents Will Graham and Clarice Starling to help them find other serial killers.
Lecter first appeared in a small role as a villain in Harris' 1981 thriller novel Red Dragon, which was adapted into the film Manhunter (1986), with Brian Cox as Lecter (spelled "Lecktor"). Lecter had a larger role in The Silence of the Lambs (1988); the 1991 film adaptation starred Anthony Hopkins as Lecter, for which he won t