Manhunter

1986 film by Michael Mann
Movie film Q886719
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Summary

Manhunter is a film[1]. Manhunter ranks in the top 0.95% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,767 views/month, #897 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Michael Mann[3]
  • Screenwriter: Thomas Harris[4], Michael Mann[5]
  • Composer: Michel Rubini[6]
  • Genre: neo-noir[7], independent film[8], crime thriller film[9], psychological thriller film[10], crime film[11], horror film[12], thriller film[13], mystery film[14], drama film[15], crime drama film[16], psychological drama film[17], psychological horror film[18]
  • Based on: Red Dragon[19]
  • Followed by: Hannibal Rising[20]
  • Cast member: William Petersen[21], Kim Greist[22], Joan Allen[23], Brian Cox[24], Dennis Farina[25], Stephen Lang[26], Tom Noonan[27], Bill Smitrovich[28], Dan Butler[29], David Seaman[30], Michael Talbott[31], Frankie Faison[32], Garcelle Beauvais[33], David Allen Brooks[34]
  • Producer: Thomas Harris[35], Richard Roth[36], Dino De Laurentiis[37], Bernard Williams[38]
  • Production company: Dino De Laurentiis Company[39]
  • Director of photography: Dante Spinotti[40]
  • Part of: Hannibal Lecter[41]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[42]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[43]
  • Review score: 93%[44], 8/10[45], 75/100[46]
  • Color: color[47]
  • Country of origin: United States[48]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1986[49], May 23, 1988[50], January 29, 1987[51], August 15, 1986[52]
  • Distributed by: Dino De Laurentiis Company[53], Netflix[54]
  • Narrative location: Washington, D.C.[55], Alabama[56], St. Louis[57]
  • Filming location: Florida[58], Chicago[59], Georgia[60], North Carolina[61]
  • Main subject: serial killer[62]
  • Film editor: Dov Hoenig[63]

Why It Matters

Manhunter has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Manhunter is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 91474
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  2. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 9108
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  3. 11w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 28237
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  4. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → manhunter
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: manhunter, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295959814|MANHUNTER (#295959814)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema ritrovato"
  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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