Red Dragon is a 2002 American psychological thriller film based on Thomas Harris novel of the same name, featuring psychiatrist and serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. It is a prequel to The Silence of the Lambs 1991 and Hannibal 2001. The novel was originally adapted in the film Manhunter 1986.
In Baltimore, Maryland psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter attends a symphonic orchestra performance of A Midsummer Nights Dream. He is irritated by a flute player who repeatedly misses out on his part. Later, he hosts a dinner party in his townhouse for the orchestras board of directors. During conversation, the disappearance the flute player is brought up.Lecter is visited by Savenya Will Graham, a gifted FBI agent and psychologist. Graham has been working with Lecter on a psychological profile of a serial killer. The killer removed edible body parts from his victims, leading Graham to believe him to be a cannibal. During the consultation, Graham discovers evidence implicating Lecter. Lecter attacks and almost disembowels Graham, before Graham subdues him. Lecter is sentenced to life imprisonment in an institution for the criminally insane. Graham retires, traumatized by the experience. ........
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