Overview:
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.| Status: | Released (1991-02-14) |
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| Awards: | Won 5 Oscars. 71 wins & 50 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $130,742,922 |
| Screen: | Thomas Harris, Ted Tally |
| Productions: | Orion Pictures, Strong Heart |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 1038: Jodie Foster - Clarice Starling
- 4173: Anthony Hopkins - Dr. Hannibal Lecter
- 349: Scott Glenn - Jack Crawford
- 15854: Ted Levine - Jame Gumb
- 16293: Anthony Heald - Dr. Frederick Chilton
- 31649: Brooke Smith - Catherine Martin
- 6930: Diane Baker - Senator Ruth Martin
Crews
- 4869: Craig McKay - Editor - Editing
- 9178: Kristi Zea - Production Design - Art
- 16294: Jonathan Demme - Director - Directing
- 16300: Tak Fujimoto - Director of Photography - Camera
- 20585: Karen O'Hara - Set Decoration - Art
- 57862: Ted Tally - Screenplay - Writing
- 12257: Tim Galvin - Art Direction - Art
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Reviews
Ted Fraraccio
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Unlike a lot of viewers, I first saw _The Silence of the Lambs_ at five years old. So, for me, _The Silence of the Lambs_ is a childhood favorite. Some would say I had an unusual childhood, in this age where some people actually **avoid** R-rated movies like the plague. The fact that ....
Continue reading ->Gimly
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This is one of a few movies I put off reviewing for years, because I honestly don't know what to say about a film this classic. So I'll be brief in my actual review, knowing that it comes from a place where I honestly believe that this is a movie that deserves its praise: Even if ....
Continue reading ->Melissa Goldfine
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It kind of reminds me of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, because Frank and Jame are drag queens who kill.
Continue reading ->Repo Jack
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As a genre fan, there's a certain amount of satisfaction when a film is recognized by mainstream audiences. That's what it was like for me in 1992 when <i>Silence of the Lambs</i> swept the Oscar's (Best Picture, Director, Actor and Actress). And boy did the movie deserve it. Jon ....
Continue reading ->Joseph Strickland
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**Absolute Classic Film! I read the book before watching this thriller/horror classic film by Jonathan Demme. The film works on so many levels and at times feels very realistic in how it portraits law enforcers and the perverse criminals they pursue. Outstanding performances by Ant ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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This is a brilliant screen adaptation of the Thomas Harris book with a cast impossible to improve upon. Anthony Hopkins plays "Hannibal Lecter", a murderous sophisticate with a penchant for eating the evidence and Jodie Foster as the novice FBI agent sent to try and elicit his help i ....
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