Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters

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Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters

2001

1h 0m

5.9(32 votes)

Documentary

Thriller

Crime

Horror

Overview

This documentary examines a selection of real life serial killers and compares them to the fictional Hannibal Lecter.

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Cast & Crew

7 members

Acting

Richard Morgan

Narrator

Directing

Phil Morrison

Hannibal Lecter

Acting

Robert K. Ressler

Self

Acting

Jeffrey Dahmer

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Andrei Chikatilo

Self

No Image

Acting

Ted Bundy

Self

Acting

John Wayne Gacy

Self

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