Utilize the input text as a context reference, choose the right relationship between Hannibal Lecter and Thomas Harris from the options. Options: 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