The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

02/14/1991 (US) • 1h 59m

Crime, Drama, Thriller

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

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.

Top Billed Cast

Jodie Foster

Clarice Starling

Anthony Hopkins

Dr. Hannibal Lecter

Scott Glenn

Jack Crawford

Ted Levine

Jame Gumb

Anthony Heald

Dr. Frederick Chilton

Brooke Smith

Catherine Martin

Diane Baker

Senator Ruth Martin

Kasi Lemmons

Ardelia Mapp


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Part of the The Hannibal Lecter Collection

Includes The Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon, Hannibal

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$19,000,000.00

Revenue

$272,742,922.00

Keywords

based on novel or book

kidnapping

psychopath

fbi

scientific study

murder

serial killer

psychological thriller

brutality

cannibal

psychiatrist

moth

virginia

disturbed

neo-noir

twisted

skinning

past history

suspenseful

foreboding

ominous

psychological profiling

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