The Hunger
“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.
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Cast
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Catherine Deneuve
Miriam Blaylock
Known for
Dancer in the Dark
Repulsion
David Bowie
John Blaylock
Known for
Labyrinth
The Prestige
Susan Sarandon
Sarah Roberts
Known for
Thelma & Louise
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Cliff DeYoung
Tom Haver
Known for
The Tommyknockers
Wild
Beth Ehlers
Alice Cavender
Known for
Hiding Out
Dan Hedaya
Lieutenant Allegrezza
Known for
The Addams Family
Commando
Rufus Collins
Charlie Humphries
Known for
Shock Treatment
Suzanne Bertish
Phyllis
Known for
Sex Education
Andor
James Aubrey
Ron
Known for
Lord of the Flies
Terror
Ann Magnuson
Young Woman from Disco
Known for
Panic Room
The Man in the High Castle
John Stephen Hill
Young Man from Disco
Known for
Bloodbath at the House of Death
The Sender
Shane Rimmer
Arthur Jelinek
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Thunderbirds
Tony Scott Director · Michael Thomas Screenplay James Costigan Screenplay
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $10M · United States release April 29, 1983
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,200,000
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
The Richard Shepherd Company
Production
Peerford Ltd.
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · April 29, 1983
Theatrical
United States · April 29, 1983
Theatrical
Brazil
May 19, 1983 · Theatrical
July 15, 2005 · Theatrical · Rio de Janeiro (Re-release)
September 9, 2005 · Theatrical · São Paulo (Re-release)
October 7, 2016 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Colombia
October 18, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Fantasmagoría - Festival de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de Medellín
Czechia
September 1, 1994 · Physical
France
May 10, 1983 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
July 13, 1983 · Theatrical
February 4, 2009 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Germany
June 17, 1983 · Theatrical · West Germany
Italy
August 12, 1983 · Theatrical
Japan
April 7, 1984 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 29, 1983 · Limited theatrical
Norway
April 29, 1983 · Theatrical
Spain
October 20, 1983 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 29, 1983 · Theatrical
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