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Manhunter

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Edition Type: Limited Edition Slipcase
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Special Flash Pre-Order pricing for Manhunter ends Wednesday, November 4th at 11:59 PM EST.

Important! This is a Flash Pre-Order that will be among the first to ship (after our Subscribers) following the conclusion of our Black Friday Sale, running Friday, November 27th through Tuesday, December 1st! During the sale, you'll be able to add additional items to your Pre-Order package at no extra shipping charge.

This special limited edition 3-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray set comes with a spot gloss and metallic silver hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Adam Maida), includes a 80-page perfect bound book and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. Note: due to the 80-page book and a slightly larger slipcase than normal, this release will not fit into any of our currently available slipcover protectors. Stay tuned for a appropriately sized protector in the future.

Two distinct versions of MANHUNTER are included:

Original Theatrical Version — Featuring a new restoration by Vinegar Syndrome, created exclusively for this release, to faithfully reproduce the film’s original 1986 theatrical presentation, preserving its intended framing and color timing, without the digital shot repositioning and muted color grading found on some recent editions. Presented in Dolby Vision on 4K UHD and also included on Blu-ray.

Legacy Director’s Cut — Michael Mann’s alternate cut of the film, originally released on DVD in the U.S., presented from an HD reconstruction supplied by MGM. Included on Blu-ray.

Description

A vicious serial killer nicknamed the “Tooth Fairy” due to his penchant for biting his victims has savagely killed two families. With his unit having hit a wall in identifying the assailant, FBI supervisor Jack Crawford attempts to convince his former top profiler, Will Graham, to assist with the case. Graham is reluctant, still shaken by his work apprehending the brilliant yet sociopathic cannibal Dr. Hannibal Lecktor, but eventually agrees. Fearing that another murder will soon take place, Graham realizes he must do the unthinkable: solicit help from Lecktor. As he ventures deeper into the world of serial murder and madness, his own perceptions of reality begin to falter. With paranoia and guilt setting in, he begins to question how close he can get to madness without going insane himself.

From visionary filmmaker Michael Mann (The Keep, Heat), adapting author Thomas Harris’ landmark bestseller Red Dragon, MANHUNTER remains one of the most astonishing and visually striking thrillers of the 1980s. Featuring William Petersen (TV’s CSI) in what has been acclaimed as one of the greatest performances of his career, alongside three-time Oscar® nominee Joan Allen (The Crucible), Dennis Farina (Get Shorty), Stephen Lang (Avatar), Tom Noonan (The House of the Devil), and Brian Cox (TV’s Succession) in the first on-screen portrayal of Hannibal Lecktor, this visual feast of dread, photographed by two-time Oscar® nominee Dante Spinotti (L.A. Confidential), at last comes to 4K UHD in its original and totally unaltered 1986 theatrical release version. Newly restored by Vinegar Syndrome exclusively for this release and featuring an extensive assortment of both new and archival bonus features, this is the ultimate home video presentation of an unforgettable shocker.

Details

Director(s): Michael Mann

Starring: William Petersen, Kim Greist, Joan Allen, Brian Cox, Dennis Farina, Tom Noonan, Stephen Lang, Benjamin Hendrickson, Michael Talbott, Dan Butler

Release Year: 1986

Runtime: 120 min

Aspect Ratio(s): 2.35:1

Language(s): ENG- English

Sound: 5.1 Surround

Subtitles: English SDH

Format: 4K UHD/Blu-ray

Disc Info: 3-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD (High Bitrate UHD100) / Region A Blu-ray x2

Restoration: 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range; Newly scanned and restored in 4K from its 35mm interpositive

Packaging Artist(s): Adam Maida

Genre: Horror, Comedy

VS Release Date: November 1, 2026

SKU: VS-552 CASE

Bonus Content
  • Presented in two versions: original 120-min Theatrical Cut (UHD+BD) and its 124-min Legacy Director's Cut (BD-only)
  • Commentary track with filmmaker & film scholar Gillian Wallace Horvat (Theatrical Cut)
  • Commentary track with director Michael Mann (Legacy Director's Cut)
  • "From Italy to Manhunter" (9 min) - a new interview with visual consultant Gusmano Cesaretti
  • "The First Lecktor" (40 min) - an interview from 2016 with actor Brian Cox
  • "Mind of Madness" (18 min) - an interview from 2016 with actor William Petersen
  • "Francis is Gone Forever" (22 min) - an interview from 2016 with actor Tom Noonan
  • "Courting a Killer" (16 min) - an interview from 2016 with actress Joan Allen
  • "The Eye of the Storm" (36 min) - an interview from 2016 with cinematographer Dante Spinotti
  • "The Music of Manhunter" (42 min) - a featurette from 2016 with Rich Shaffer of The Reds, composer Michel Rubini, Barry Andrews of Shriekback, Gary Putnam of The Prime Movers, and Gene Stashuk of Red 7
  • "Inside Manhunter" (17 min) - a featurette from 2001 featuring interviews with actors William Petersen, Brian Cox, Joan Allen, and Tom Noonan
  • "The Manhunter Look" (10 min) - an interview from 2001 with cinematographer Dante Spinotti
  • Multiple still galleries: Comprehensive (8 min), Production (4 min), Posters / Advertising (3 min), and Deleted / Alternate Footage (2 min)
  • Theatrical trailer
  • 80-page perfect-bound book with essays by: Larry Taylor, Brian Raftery, Abbey Bender, Elissa Suh, and Bilge Ebiri (limited edition only)
  • Reversible cover artwork
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Vinegar Syndrome was founded to rescue, restore, and preserve genre cinema. Our more than 500 releases to date offer ultimate editions of lost, forgotten, under-seen, under-appreciated, and essential works from around the globe.

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