Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters

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Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters

2001

1h 0m

5.9(33 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

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Ted Bundy

Self

Acting

John Wayne Gacy

Self

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