The Hunger
1983
Nothing human loves forever.
Directed by Tony Scott
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Intensity
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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- Director
- Tony Scott
- Written by
- Whitley Strieber, James Costigan, Michael Thomas
- Produced by
- Richard Shepherd
- Composers
- Denny Jaeger, Michel Rubini
- Cinematographer
- Stephen Goldblatt
- Editor
- Pamela Power
- Makeup FX
- Antony Clavet, Carl Fullerton, Dick Smith, Doug Drexler
- Origin country
- United Kingdom
- Production countries
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 6.7/10 (674 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 62% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 52/100
- IMDb
- 6.6/10 (30,695 votes)
Cast
Catherine Deneuve
Miriam Blaylock
David Bowie
John Blaylock
Susan Sarandon
Sarah Roberts
Cliff DeYoung
Tom Haver
Beth Ehlers
Alice Cavender
Dan Hedaya
Lieutenant Allegrezza
Rufus Collins
Charlie Humphries
Suzanne Bertish
Phyllis
James Aubrey
Ron
Ann Magnuson
Young Woman from Disco
John Stephen Hill
Young Man from Disco
Shane Rimmer
Arthur Jelinek
Peter Murphy
Performer in Club (uncredited)
Douglas Lambert
TV Host
Bessie Love
Lillybelle
John Pankow
1st Phone Booth Youth
Willem Dafoe
2nd Phone Booth Youth
Sophie Ward
Girl in London House
Crew
Tony Scott
Director
James Costigan
Screenplay
Michael Thomas
Screenplay
Whitley Strieber
Novel
Richard Shepherd
Producer
Denny Jaeger
Original Music Composer
Michel Rubini
Original Music Composer
Stephen Goldblatt
Director of Photography
Pamela Power
Editor
Brian Morris
Production Design
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Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — VAMPIRES: Pt 14 - The Hunger (1983) & Near Dark (1987)
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