What is the relationship between Hannibal Lecter and Thomas Harris in the context of the input sentence. Choose an answer from: product/material produced; manufacturer; distributed by; industry; position held; original broadcaster; owned by; founded by; distribution format; headquarters location; stock exchange; currency; parent organization; chief executive officer; director/manager; owner of; operator; member of; employer; chairperson; platform; subsidiary; legal form; publisher; developer; brand; business division; location of formation; creator.

Deals and disputes over the control of characters have led to situations as complicated as one that found MGM, Universal and Dino De Laurentiis sharing credits on Hannibal , which folded the cannibal Hannibal Lecter and the FBI agent Clarice Starling into a film that had to reconcile rights related to Thomas Harris novels, a De Laurentiis film called Manhunter and Silence of the Lambs , which had been released by Orion Pictures before its acquisition by MGM.

Answer: creator