Horror ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1983 · 1h 36m

The Hunger

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Director
Tony Scott
Cast
Catherine Deneuve as Miriam Blaylock David Bowie as John Blaylock Susan Sarandon as Sarah Roberts Cliff DeYoung as Tom Haver Beth Ehlers as Alice Cavender Dan Hedaya as Lieutenant Allegrezza
Crew
Stephen Goldblatt — Director of Photography Pamela Power — Editor Michel Rubini — Original Music Composer Denny Jaeger — Original Music Composer Michael Thomas — Screenplay James Costigan — Screenplay
Tagline

Nothing human loves forever.

Synopsis

Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her cellist companion for centuries, discovers that he has suddenly begun growing old, he attempts to seek out the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging.

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Mood & Themes
new york citybased on novel or bookimmortalityvampirepremature agingresearch laboratoryurban gothicanimal research
Key Collaborators
Tony Scott Director Stephen Goldblatt Director of Photography Pamela Power Editor Michel Rubini Original Music Composer Denny Jaeger Original Music Composer Michael Thomas Screenplay James Costigan Screenplay Whitley Strieber Novel Richard Shepherd Producer Brian Morris Production Design Milena Canonero Costume Design
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