Crime ·Thriller ·Drama · United States of America · 1991 · 1h 59m

The Silence of the Lambs

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Director
Jonathan Demme
Cast
Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter Scott Glenn as Jack Crawford Ted Levine as Jame Gumb Anthony Heald as Dr. Frederick Chilton Brooke Smith as Catherine Martin
Crew
Tak Fujimoto — Director of Photography Craig McKay — Editor Howard Shore — Original Music Composer Ted Tally — Screenplay Thomas Harris — Novel Edward Saxon — Producer
Tagline

To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookkidnappingpsychopathfbiscientific studymurderserial killerpsychological thrillerbrutalitycannibalpsychiatristbiting
Key Collaborators
Jonathan Demme Director Tak Fujimoto Director of Photography Craig McKay Editor Howard Shore Original Music Composer Ted Tally Screenplay Thomas Harris Novel Edward Saxon Producer Ron Bozman Producer Kenneth Utt Producer Kristi Zea Production Design Colleen Atwood Costume Design
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