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The Hunger( 1983)

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Nothing human loves forever.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Catherine Deneuve

      Miriam Blaylock

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      David Bowie

      John Blaylock

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      Susan Sarandon

      Sarah Roberts

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      Cliff DeYoung

      Tom Haver

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      Beth Ehlers

      Alice Cavender

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      Dan Hedaya

      Lieutenant Allegrezza

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      Rufus Collins

      Charlie Humphries

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      Suzanne Bertish

      Phyllis

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      James Aubrey

      Ron

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      Ann Magnuson

      Young Woman from Disco

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      John Stephen Hill

      Young Man from Disco

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      Shane Rimmer

      Arthur Jelinek

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      Peter Murphy

      Performer in Club (uncredited)

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      Douglas Lambert

      TV Host

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      Bessie Love

      Lillybelle

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      John Pankow

      1st Phone Booth Youth

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      Willem Dafoe

      2nd Phone Booth Youth

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      Sophie Ward

      Girl in London House

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      Philip Sayer

      Boy in London House

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      Lise Hilboldt

      Waiting Room Nurse

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      Michael Howe

      1st Intern

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      Edward Wiley

      2nd Intern

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      Richard Robles

      Skater

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      George Camiller

      Eumenes

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      Oke Wambu

      Egyptian Slave

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      Kent Miller

      Cadaver

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      Fred Yockers

      Cadaver

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      Susan Hunter

      Cadaver

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      James Wassenich

      Cadaver

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      Allan Richards

      Cadaver

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      Hilary Six

      Cadaver

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      Carole-Ann Scott

      Cadaver

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      Howard Blake

      Restaurant Pianist (uncredited)

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      Darrell Brook

      Nurse in Hospital (uncredited)

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      Jane Leeves

      (uncredited)

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      Derek Lyons

      Dancer in Club (uncredited)

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      James Payne

      Taxi Driver at Hotel (uncredited)

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    A review by talisencrw

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    Written by talisencrw on Wed Aug 31 2016
    I have to admit that although I've had the DVD forever, simply based on the laurels of the beauty/acting accomplishments of David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve, and that nothing I had ever watched by Tony Scott, with the exception of 'Crimson Tide', really gripped me as being cinephilically exceptional. And no, this really isn't either. But I threw it on anyway, and especially considering it was Scott's debut, this wasn't so bad as to make Bram Stoker roll over in his grave. In fact, although perhaps a tad on the paper-thin plot side, it was quite enjoyable, an elegant and sad elegy of the pros a...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    10000000.00

    Revenue

    10200000.00

    Keywords

    • new york city
    • based on novel or book
    • immortality
    • gay interest
    • premature aging
    • research laboratory
    • animal research