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Release Date:
14 February 1991 (USA)
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Tagline:
Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Brilliant. Cunning. Psychotic. In his mind lies the clue to a ruthless killer. - Clarice Starling, FBI. Brilliant. Vulnerable. Alone. She must trust him to stop the killer. more
Plot:
A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. full summary | full synopsis
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FBI
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Serial Killer
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Psychiatrist
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Agent
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Psychopath
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Awards:
Won 5 Oscars.
Another 39 wins
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27 nominations
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(170 articles)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jodie Foster | ... | Clarice Starling | |
| Anthony Hopkins | ... | Dr. Hannibal Lecter | |
| Scott Glenn | ... | Jack Crawford | |
| Anthony Heald | ... | Dr. Frederick Chilton | |
| Ted Levine | ... | Jame 'Buffalo Bill' Gumb | |
| Frankie Faison | ... | Barney Matthews | |
| Kasi Lemmons | ... | Ardelia Mapp | |
| Brooke Smith | ... | Catherine Martin | |
| Paul Lazar | ... | Pilcher | |
| Dan Butler | ... | Roden | |
| Lawrence T. Wrentz | ... | Agent Burroughs | |
| Don Brockett | ... | Friendly Psychopath in Cell | |
| Frank Seals Jr. | ... | Brooding Psychopath in Cell | |
| Stuart Rudin | ... | Miggs | |
| Maria Skorobogatov | ... | Young Clarice Starling (as Masha Skorobogatov) |
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118 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Denmark:15 |
Italy:VM14 |
USA:R (certificate #30301) |
Iceland:16 |
Australia:MA (tv rating) |
South Korea:18 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Brazil:14 |
Finland:K-15 (director's cut) (video rating) |
Finland:K-16 (cut video version) |
New Zealand:R16 |
Poland:15 |
UK:15 (re-rating) (2009) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA (video rating) (special edition) |
Australia:M (re-rating) |
Australia:R (original rating) |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) (re-rating) (2003) |
Canada:18+ (Quebec) (original rating) |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-18 |
France:-16 |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:III |
Ireland:15 (original rating) |
Ireland:18 (re-rating) |
Israel:18 |
Japan:R-15 |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:15 (cut) |
Norway:18 |
Peru:18 |
Singapore:PG (video rating) |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
Singapore:R(A) |
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario)
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One of only three films (the others being It Happened One Night (1934) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)) to win the top five Oscars - Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Picture and Best Screenplay (Adapted).
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Goofs:
Factual errors: When Clarice opens the music box, it plays and winds down. As it winds down, the musical pitch lowers. Actually, the pitch should stay the same - the music should just slow down.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
FBI instructor: Starling! Starling! Crawford wants to see you in his office.
Clarice Starling: Thank you, sir.
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FBI instructor: Starling! Starling! Crawford wants to see you in his office.
Clarice Starling: Thank you, sir.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Veronica Mars: The Quick and the Wed (#2.15)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Hip Priest
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What is the song that is playing when Buffalo Bill is dancing in front of his videocamera?
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With Silence of the Lambs comes some much needed recognition for the horror genre. It is a first-rate production all around. It boasts a witty and suspenseful script based on the Thomas Harris novel, full of great lines. It has marvelous direction from Demme. Demme creates suspense very well throughout and uses some great directorial shots such as the twin frames of Clarice ringing a doorbell and the FBI men breaking into a home. The two lead actors won oscars for their performances...each deserved. Foster is very good in her role, but it is Anthony Hopkins that literally lights up the screen with his complex portrayal of a complex serial killer. Hopkins does the seemingly impossible. He frightens you with his outrageousness and yet illicts some pity/compassion(albeit not a lot) for his situation. He says his lines with reservedness when needed and brashness when needed. The rest of the cast is also quite good with Anthony Heald a standout as a unethical, petty doctor in charge of Hopkins. Of course the story of the other killer is very very chilling as well. A quality film in all aspects!