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Manhunter ( 1986; see also 1986 in film) is a film based on Thomas Harris' novel Red Dragon. Directed by Michael Mann, it features Brian Cox as the popular character Hannibal Lecter, and stars William Petersen, Joan Allen, Dennis Farina and Tom Noonan . Cinematographer/director of photography: Dante Spinotti.

The plot of Manhunter is similar in many ways to The Silence of the Lambs. Petersen plays Will Graham a former FBI agent who captured the infamous Lecter and was almost killed in the process. He is so traumatized by the event he retires from the FBI. His former partner Jack Crawford calls him out of retirement, however, to help find a killer called The Tooth Fairy who is murdering entire families. Graham is a profilerProfiler has multiple meanings. Computer Programming Tool In the field of computer programming, a profiler is a computer program that can track the performance of another program. A profiler can identify the time used by or frequency of use of various por who has an uncanny ability to get into the mind of a killer and think as he does. Graham visits Lecter in prison to seek his advice.

The movie was originally a box office failure, but has since reached "cult" status. Among its fans, it is thought to be superior to both HannibalHannibal is a film about Hannibal Lecter's time in Italy following his escape from imprisonment. It is based on a novel, the last in the trilogy, by Thomas Harris. It is set ten years after The Silence of the Lambs where a surviving victim of Lecter's is and The Silence of the Lambs.