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The Hunger

The Hunger
★ 6.7/10•1983•1h 37m•R•Horror•Drama

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.

Tony Scott · Director

Michael Thomas · Screenplay

James Costigan · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 37m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 29, 1983
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue$10,200,000

Actors

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Miriam Blaylock

David Bowie

David Bowie

John Blaylock

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Sarah Roberts

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

Tom Haver

Beth Ehlers

Beth Ehlers

Alice Cavender

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Lieutenant Allegrezza

Rufus Collins

Rufus Collins

Charlie Humphries

Suzanne Bertish

Suzanne Bertish

Phyllis

James Aubrey

James Aubrey

Ron

Ann Magnuson

Ann Magnuson

Young Woman from Disco

John Stephen Hill

John Stephen Hill

Young Man from Disco

Shane Rimmer

Shane Rimmer

Arthur Jelinek

Peter Murphy

Peter Murphy

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Douglas Lambert

Douglas Lambert

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Bessie Love

Bessie Love

Lillybelle

John Pankow

John Pankow

1st Phone Booth Youth

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