The Hunger

About The Hunger

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.

The Hunger (1983) is a horror film directed by Tony Scott. At 97 minutes long, it arrived in April 1983.

The film is filed under immortality, urban gothic, animal research, and research laboratory. It is adapted from a novel.

Catherine Deneuve takes the lead as Miriam Blaylock, David Bowie as John Blaylock, Susan Sarandon as Sarah Roberts, and Cliff DeYoung as Tom Haver. The screenplay is by James Costigan and Michael Thomas.

Twilight, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and Interview with the Vampire make useful companions to The Hunger, all filed under vampire. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 685 votes and it carries a R rating.