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Directed by | Tony Scott |
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Based on | The Hunger 1981 novel by Whitley Strieber |
Produced by | Richard Shepherd |
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Cinematography | Stephen Goldblatt |
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Distributed by | MGM/UA Entertainment Co. |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $10.2 million |
The Hunger is a 1983 British erotic horror film directed by Tony Scott in his directorial debut, starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon. The film is a loose adaptation of the 1981 novel of the same name by Whitley Strieber, with a screenplay by Ivan Davis and Michael Thomas. Its plot concerns a love triangle between a doctor who specialises in sleep and ageing research (Sarandon) and a vampire couple (Deneuve and Bowie). The film's special effects were handled by make-up effects artist Dick Smith.[1]
After premiering at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival,[2] The Hunger was released in the spring of 1983 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Though it received a mixed critical response, the film has accrued a cult following within the goth subculture in the years since its release.[3]