Hannibal Lecter's first movie released 40 years ago today, but the infamous cannibal wasn't played by Anthony Hopkins.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Hannibal Lecter gets special attention in Anthony Hopkins' upcoming memoir. Hopkins, 87, admits in "We Did OK, Kid: A Memoir" ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The film marked the first time Lecter appeared on screen, adapted from Thomas Harris' 1981 novel Red Dragon. Years later, Hopkins ...

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Hannibal Lecter, played by actor Anthony Hopkins, with his chin resting on his hand, with blood dripping down behind him. Image by Jefferson Chacon We don't always get to choose what art speaks to ...

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Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer has compared the conditions she's held in at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to what Hannibal Lecter faced in "Silence of the Lambs." AFP via Getty Images The ...