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The Hunger

6.7

Released April 29, 1983Runtime 1h 36min

Nothing human loves forever.

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.

Genres

Horror

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The Richard Shepherd Company

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Finances

Budget: $10,000,000
Revenue: $10,200,000
Profit/Loss: $200,000

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Cast

Catherine DeneuveMiriam Blaylock

David BowieJohn Blaylock

Susan SarandonSarah Roberts

Cliff DeYoungTom Haver

Beth EhlersAlice Cavender

Dan HedayaLieutenant Allegrezza

Rufus CollinsCharlie Humphries

Suzanne BertishPhyllis

James AubreyRon

Ann MagnusonYoung Woman from Disco

John Stephen HillYoung Man from Disco

Shane RimmerArthur Jelinek

Peter MurphyPerformer in Club (uncredited)

Douglas LambertTV Host

Bessie LoveLillybelle

John Pankow1st Phone Booth Youth

Willem Dafoe2nd Phone Booth Youth

Sophie WardGirl in London House

Philip SayerBoy in London House

Lise HilboldtWaiting Room Nurse

Michael Howe1st Intern

Edward Wiley2nd Intern

Richard RoblesSkater

George CamillerEumenes

Oke WambuEgyptian Slave

Kent MillerCadaver

Fred YockersCadaver

Susan HunterCadaver

James WassenichCadaver

Allan RichardsCadaver

Hilary SixCadaver

Carole-Ann ScottCadaver

Howard BlakeRestaurant Pianist (uncredited)

Darrell BrookNurse in Hospital (uncredited)

Jane Leeves(uncredited)

Derek LyonsDancer in Club (uncredited)

James PayneTaxi Driver at Hotel (uncredited)

Crew

Tony ScottDirector

William EustaceSecond Assistant Director

William HassellFirst Assistant Director

Roger Joseph PuglieseSecond Assistant Director

Michael StevensonSecond Assistant Director

David TringhamFirst Assistant Director

Debbie VertueThird Assistant Director

Julian WallThird Assistant Director

Ceri EvansContinuity

Whitley StrieberNovel

Michael ThomasScreenplay

James CostiganScreenplay

Richard ShepherdProducer

Bruce DevanExtras Casting

Naseem NathooCasting Assistant

Joan SauersCasting Assistant

Gerry LevyLocation Manager

Peter PastorelliLocation Manager

Clayton TownsendLocation Assistant

Bob WilkinsAssistant Location Manager

Len BarnardProduction Accountant

Arthur FerrimanProduction Accountant

Ingrid JohansonProduction Office Coordinator

Julian WallProduction Runner

Terence A. CleggProduction Manager

A. Kitman HoProduction Manager

Mary GoldbergCasting

Maggie CartierCasting

Denny JaegerOriginal Music Composer

Michel RubiniOriginal Music Composer

Stephen GoldblattDirector of Photography

Pamela PowerEditor

Milena CanoneroCostume Design

Tom MangraviteAdditional Director of Photography

Pierre BerroyerHairdresser

Ann BrodieMakeup Department Head

John Caglione Jr.Assistant Makeup Artist

Antony ClavetSpecial Effects Makeup Artist

Nick DudmanAssistant Makeup Artist

William A. FarleyHairdresser

Paula GillespieHairdresser

Paul GobelMakeup Artist

Peter MontagnaSpecial Effects Makeup Artist

Jane RoyleMakeup Department Head

Dick SmithSpecial Effects Makeup Artist

Doug DrexlerSpecial Effects Makeup Artist

Terry ApseyConstruction Manager

Bruce BiggProperty Master

Edward DrohanProperty Master

Trisha EdwardsProperty Buyer

Bill HearnStandby Carpenter

Paul HedgesStandby Property Master

John KingDraughtsman

Beverly MillerScenic Artist

Grahame MénageScenic Artist

Victoria PaulArt Direction

George PeppiattDressing Prop

Ray Perry Sr.Standby Property Master

Martin PhippsStandby Rigger

Douglas ReganStandby Painter

Eric ReganPaint Coordinator

Reg RichardsSupervising Carpenter

Ian RitchieArt Department Assistant

Janet RosenbloomSet Decoration

Janet ShearerScenic Artist

Alfie SmithDressing Prop

Walter TatroAssistant Property Master

Campbell AskewSound Effects Editor

Geoff R. BrownAssistant Dialogue Editor

Jim DaltonBoom Operator

Ken DufvaFoley Artist

Rowland FowlesBoom Operator

Jeremy GibbsAssistant Sound Editor

Dushko IndjicBoom Operator

Lionel StruttADR Mixer

Howard BlakeMusic Arranger

David AllenSpecial Effects

Paul CorbouldSpecial Effects

Roger DickenSpecial Effects

Martin GutteridgeSpecial Effects Coordinator

Garth InnsSpecial Effects

Graham LonghurstSpecial Effects

David AllenAnimation

Webster WhineryStunt Double

Garrett BrownSteadicam Operator

Catharine BushnellStill Photographer

David CadwalladerGrip

Mark CridlinClapper Loader

Angelo Di GiacomoSecond Assistant Camera

Joseph Di PasqualeAssistant Camera

Martin EvansElectrician

James FitzpatrickGaffer

Alan GroschElectrician

Hugh JohnsonAdditional Photography

Hugh JohnsonFocus Puller

Allan MillsElectrician

David MoraniElectrician

Angelo PacificiAssistant Camera

John PalmerCamera Operator

George ParishElectrician

Ed QuinnKey Grip

Bob SmithCamera Operator

Michael StoneCamera Operator

David WagreichFirst Assistant Camera

George WhitearStill Photographer

George BinnersleyFocus Puller

Dan MindelAssistant Camera

Al CraneCostumer

Ken CrouchWardrobe Master

Beverly CyconCostumer

Brenda DabbsWardrobe Supervisor

Tim FulfordAssistant Editor

Peter HonessFirst Assistant Editor

David LawsonAdditional Music

Harry J. LeaveyTransportation Captain

Gregory KostroffProduction Office Assistant

Tony MasciaSecurity

John O'DriscollTitle Designer

Ann TaskerUnit Publicist

Harvey WaldmanProduction Office Assistant

Frank ScottIn Memory Of

Michael HopkinsDialogue Editor

Brian MorrisProduction Design

Clinton CaversArt Direction

Ann MolloSet Decoration

John H. BolzSound Mixer

Dan NerodaSound Recordist

Peter PennellSound Editor

Clive WinterSound Mixer

Carl FullertonSpecial Effects Makeup Artist

Howard BlakeMusic Supervisor

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Reviews

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 exception...