Film

The Hunger

1983 · 1h 37m · Horror · Drama

Nothing human loves forever.

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

62%

Metacritic

52

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.

Catherine Deneuve

Miriam Blaylock

David Bowie

John Blaylock

Susan Sarandon

Sarah Roberts

Cliff DeYoung

Tom Haver

Beth Ehlers

Alice Cavender

Dan Hedaya

Lieutenant Allegrezza

Rufus Collins

Charlie Humphries

Suzanne Bertish

Phyllis

James Aubrey

Ron

Ann Magnuson

Young Woman from Disco

John Stephen Hill

Young Man from Disco

Shane Rimmer

Arthur Jelinek

Peter Murphy

Performer in Club (uncredited)

Douglas Lambert

TV Host

Bessie Love

Lillybelle

John Pankow

1st Phone Booth Youth

• Tony ScottDirector
• Michael ThomasScreenplay
• James CostiganScreenplay
• Whitley StrieberNovel
• Richard ShepherdProducer
• Stephen GoldblattDirector of Photography
• Denny JaegerOriginal Music Composer
• Michel RubiniOriginal Music Composer
• Pamela PowerEditor
• Mary GoldbergCasting

Original Theatrical TrailerThe Hunger (1983) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Release date

April 29, 1983

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$10,200,000

Genres

Horror, Drama

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