The Greatest Villian of our Time.

Oh, he's a monster. Pure psychopath. So rare to capture one alive. From a research point of view, Lecter is my most prized asset .

THE GREATEST VILLIAN OF ALL

TIME

The Birth of a Monster.

Hannibal Lecter is introduced in the 1981 novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris.

Followed it up with the following novels:

i. Red Dragon (1981)ii.  The Silence of the Lambs (1988)iii.  Hannibal (1999)iv.  Hannibal Rising (2006)

Identity.

Occupation : Psychiatrist Title : Dr. Hannibal Lecter / Count Hannibal Lecter

VIII Relatives : Mischa Lecter (Sister)

Count Robert Lecter (Uncle)Lady Murasaki (Aunt-by-marriage)

Nationality : French, Lithuanian

“You will not persuade me with appeals to my intellectual vanity”.

Introduction.

Portrayed as a brilliant psychiatrist who is incarcerated after having been revealed to be a cannibalistic serial killer.

Red Dragon firmly states that Lecter does not fit any known psychological profile .

Traumatized as a child in Lithuania in 1944 when he witnessed the murder and cannibalism of his beloved younger sister, Mischa, by Lithuanian Hilfswillige.

Hannibal the Cannibal.

Hannibal Lecter: Why do you think he removes their skins, Agent Starling? [sarcastically] Hannibal Lecter: Enthrall me with your acumen. Clarice Starling: It excites him. Most serial killers keep some sort of trophies from their victims. Hannibal Lecter: I didn't. Clarice Starling: No. No, you ate yours

Recognition.

 American Film Institute as the #1 movie villain.

 Empire magazine lists Hannibal as the 5th Greatest Movie Character of All Time.

 Hopkins' screen time is only a little more than 16 minutes he was awarded the Oscar.

The Silence of the Lambs placed seventh on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments for Lecter's infamous escape scene.

"I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner."—Nominated for Best quote of the last century by the AFI.

Recognition.

 Demme won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival .

Golden Globe Award for Best Director. The film was nominated as best film by the (BAFTA) Awards.

Dr. Hannibal Lecter was selected as the #4 Greatest Film Character by the People Magazine.

IMDB rating 8.6 .

Hannibal at the 64th Oscars. Best Actor for Anthony Hopkins as Lecter in

Silence of the Lambs. Best Actress for Jodie foster as Clarice

Sterling. Best Director for Jonathan Demme. Best Screenplay for Ted Tally . Best Motion Picture. Considered to be aesthetically significant ,

Chosen to be preserved in the US National film registry in 2011 by the Library of Congress.

“We live in a primitive time don’t we Will , Neither savage nor wise. Half measures are the curse of it , Any rational society would either kill me or put me to some

use.”Your old Friend Hannibal Lecter.

I do wish we could chat longer , But I'm having an Old friend for Dinner.

“I do wish we could chat

longer , But I’m having an old

friend for dinner.”

References.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102926/quotes

http://freedownload.is/ppt/the-silence-of-the-lambs

The Movie “Red Dragon”. The Movie “Hannibal”. The Movie “Silence of the Lambs”. "AFI's 100 Heroes & Villains". American

Film Institute. June 2003  "Empire Magazine's The 100 Greatest

Movie Characters". Poll. Empire Magazine.