Francis Dolarhyde
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Francis Dolarhyde is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Thomas Harris' 1981 novel Red Dragon, as well as its film adaptations, Manhunter and Red Dragon.
Ralph Fiennes as Francis Dolarhyde in Red Dragon
The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun – the painting with which Dolarhyde is obsessed.
Tom Noonan as Francis Dollarhyde in Manhunter. The pictures of Noonan with the Red Dragon tattoo were not shown in the feature film, but were widely used in promotional material.
Red Dragon (novel)
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Red Dragon is a psychological horror novel by American author Thomas Harris, first published in 1981. The story follows former FBI profiler Will Graham, who comes out of retirement to find and apprehend an enigmatic serial killer nicknamed "the Tooth Fairy". The novel introduces the character Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer whom Graham reluctantly turns to for advice and with whom he has a dark past.
First US hardback edition cover
William Blake (British, 1757–1827) The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun (Rev. 12: 1–4), c. 1803–1805 – Brooklyn Museum