Red Dragon

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The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in the Sun by William Blake.

Red Dragon is the film adaption of the Thomas Harris novel of the same name. In the film is serial killer Francis Dolarhyde, a.k.a. "The Tooth Fairy," (played by Ralph Fiennes) who wears an extensive backpiece based on the William Blake painting The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun.

ISBN: B00005JLKN (Find this at Amazon.com)

Plot

Retired FBI agent Will Graham (played by Edward Norton), returns to duty to solve the "Tooth Fairy" murders. In the process, he is forced to work with his nemesis, pscyhologist and cannibal Hannibal Lecter.

Trivia

  • The same book was also made into the earlier film Manhunter.
  • Tattoo artist Tom Berg designed the tattoo for the film.

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