Hannibal (2001) filming locations

East Cary Street & Interstate 95 (Shockoe Slip)

Richmond, United States

The scene : 7 min — In a recreated fish market under the I-95 highway viaducts, the FBI van arrives to arrest Evelda Drumgo in her lab; the operation turns into a shootout and Clarice takes down Evelda.

Biltmore Estate

Asheville, United States

The scene : 16 min — The vast estate belongs to billionaire Mason Verger, who orchestrates the kidnapping of Lecter by Sardinian criminals.

Florence, Italy

The scene : 47 min — From a telephone booth under the arcades of the square, Pazzi dials the number that promises a hefty reward for Lecter and informs Mason Verger that he has found him; later under the same colonnade, Gnocco will watch for the doctor before following him.

Florence, Italy

The scene : 57 min — At this street corner, Lecter, followed by Gnocco who is trying to steal a print from him, realizes he is being followed: he stops at a newsstand to get a good look at his follower.

Florence, Italy

The bronze boar that adorns the fountain today, under the loggia of Mercato Nuovo, is a modern copy.

The scene : 59 min — The red hands stained with the blood of Gnocco, whom he has just rescued after Lecter's knife attack, Pazzi will wash them in the fountain of the bronze boar.

Florence, Italy

The scene : 1 hr 3 min — Evening falls over Florence: from the belvedere, the camera sweeps across the city, the Ponte Vecchio bathed in the light of sunset, then the line of bridges along the Arno leading to the Ponte Amerigo Vespucci.

Florence, Italy

The scene : 1 hr 3 min — At the exit of the concert held in the grounds of Santa Croce, Pazzi and his wife meet Doctor Fell.

Florence, Italy

The scene : 1 hr 7 min — At the outdoor bar on the dock, Pazzi meets Carlo and the henchmen hired by Mason Verger to capture Lecter; it is also along this dock that Lecter will mail his letter to Clarice.

Florence, Italy

The scene : 1 hr 10 min — Inspector Pazzi makes his first appearance in the square, cigarette in his lips amidst the pigeons, before crossing it to go interview Doctor Fell at the palace; later, the square will see his body hanging from the balcony of the Palazzo Vecchio.

Florence, Italy

The scene : 1 hr 18 min — It is in this palace that the false doctor Fell holds his conference on Florentine history, before tying up Inspector Pazzi and pushing him out of a high window: the body remains hanging from the balcony, under the eyes of Carlo's accomplices who rush inside.

Richmond, United States

The scene : 1 hr 21 min — Clarice is jogging at Belle Isle and, while crossing the suspension bridge that connects the island to the shore, has the sensation of being watched.

1814 Grove Avenue (Richmond)

Richmond, United States

The scene : 1 hr 27 min — From a parked car on the street, Lecter observes Paul Krendler leaving his home.

4641 Kimages Wharf Road (Charles City)

Charles City, United States

The scene : 1 hr 29 min — Lecter arrives at Krendler's country house by the water: this is where the climax unfolds, the dinner where he cooks the brain of his host.

3220 Park Avenue (Richmond)

Richmond, United States

The scene : 1 hr 33 min — On the phone with Lecter, Clarice leaves her house following his instructions and gets into her car, unaware that she is being watched.

Washington, United States

Washington's monumental station, converted into a visitor center (National Visitor Center) reopened in 1976, then left to deteriorate; Congress chose to restore it rather than demolish it, and it reopened as a transport hub in 1988.

The scene : 1 hr 36 min — Guided by Lecter over the phone, Clarice follows him through the train station, where he taunts her; at the exit, on 1st Street, Verger's men subdue him and throw him into a van, under the watchful eyes of Clarice, who rushes toward them.

Orange, United States

The scene : 1 hr 45 min — The estate and its barns hosted the filming of the pig scene.

Florence, Italy

The scene : Under the frescoes of the grand hall, Inspector Pazzi approaches Dr. Fell, a scholar of Florentine art, about the disappearance of his predecessor: this is their first meeting.

Florence, Italy

The scene : Under the arcades and the statues of the loggia, Carlo and his accomplice wait for the phone call from Pazzi who is supposed to deliver Lecter to them.

Florence, Italy

The scene : Seated at the terrace of this café, Pazzi watches Lecter and sees him carefully wipe the traces left on his glass with his napkin — a detail that reinforces his suspicions.

Florence, Italy

The scene : After failing to lift the fingerprints of Doctor Fell, Pazzi lingers on the old bridge, near the bust of Benvenuto Cellini, gazing towards the Ponte Santa Trinita, mulling over another plan; it's also this way that he descends back to the bank.

Florence, Italy

The scene : Lecter walks through Florence and passes along the courtyard of the Uffizi to post the letter he has just written to Clarice.

Florence, Italy

Art museum and national museum, the Uffizi Gallery was established in 1765; it is protected as part of Italian cultural heritage.

The scene : At the edge of the museum, by the Arno, Lecter leaves the letter intended for Clarice Starling.

Florence, Italy

The scene : Lecter, aware that he is being followed, disappears into the covered market; when Gnocco bumps into him to take his fingerprint, he stabs him, and Pazzi finds himself kneeling beside the dying pickpocket, in front of a door to the loggia.

Florence, Italy

The scene : In the marketplace, Lecter fatally strikes the pickpocket Gnocco.

Florence, Italy

The scene : Pazzi takes his wife Allegra to an opera inspired by Dante's Inferno, held in the cloister in front of the chapel's façade; there he spots Lecter among the spectators, who comes to greet them after the performance.

Basilica of Santa Croce

Florence, Italy

The scene : One of the cloisters of the convent has been transformed into a theater for the performance that Pazzi is attending with his wife Allegra.

Florence, Italy

The scene : Under the gaze of the equestrian statue of Ferdinand I, Lecter writes to Clarice from his Florentine apartment; Pazzi then crosses the square, facing Via Gino Capponi, rings the intercom, and is invited to go upstairs to Doctor Fell's.

Hospital of the Innocents

Florence, Italy

The scene : The facade of the hospice serves as Palazzo Capponi, the library where Lecter, under the identity of Dr. Fell, becomes the curator; it is also the exterior of his apartment, with a statue of Ferdinand I in the foreground.

Palazzo Capponi alle Rovinate

Florence, Italy

The scene : The interiors of Doctor Fell's apartment were filmed in this palace on the left bank.

Via degli Strozzi 12 (Firenze)

Florence, Italy

The scene : Pazzi strides quickly towards the entrance of the police station where his office is located; inside, his colleagues are sifting through the surveillance videos, and he watches the tape that features Doctor Fell.

Florence, Italy

The scene : Pazzi recognizes in the street Dr. Fell, seen in a video, and, suspicious, begins to follow him from the west end of the street to the outskirts of Piazza della Repubblica.

Florence, Italy

The scene : Pazzi is on guard in front of the palace waiting for Lecter's arrival.

Florence, Italy

The scene : Pazzi sees Lecter enter this shop on the side of Via della Vigna Nuova, and he follows him to a café where his suspicions about the true identity of Dr. Fell become clearer.

Florence, Italy

The scene : In front of the gate at number 6, Pazzi intercepts the pickpocket Gnocco and offers him to steal Lecter's wallet.

Florence, Italy

The scene : Pazzi and Gnocco wait in the small square for Lecter to pass by, to steal his wallet.

Via Pellicceria 42 (Florence)

Florence, Italy

The scene : After having a coffee at the nearby kiosk, Pazzi hesitates for a moment in front of the door of this bank agency, which serves as the Bank of Geneva, before entering to collect the advance on his reward.

Washington, United States

The scene : Clarice drives toward Union Station, followed by Carlo's car, following Lecter's instructions over the phone.

Washington, United States

National headquarters of the FBI on Pennsylvania Avenue, a brutalist building inaugurated in 1975 and named after the Bureau's first director. Designed by architect Charles Murphy, this public administrative building illustrates the brutalist style.

The scene : After the fiasco in Richmond, Clarice is summoned to the FBI headquarters, at the corner of 10th Street, for questioning and debriefing.

Washington, United States

The scene : After the death of Evelda and five agents, Starling is called back to Washington: street shot on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Biltmore House

Asheville, United States

The scene : Clarice arrives at the home of Mason Verger, the disfigured victim who relies on her to flush Lecter out of hiding; she will return later for the climax.

Asheville, United States

The scene : Reassigned to the investigation, Starling hits the road to North Carolina and crosses the French Broad River on the Blue Ridge Parkway.