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The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 8.7
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Reviews: 762 user | 175 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. Director:Jonathan Demme |
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Cast
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Lawrence A. Bonney | ... |
FBI Instructor
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Lawrence T. Wrentz | ... | |
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Don Brockett | ... |
Friendly Psychopath
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Frank Seals Jr. | ... |
Brooding Psychopath
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Stuart Rudin | ... | |
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Maria Skorobogatov | ... |
Young Clarice
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Jeffrie Lane | ... |
Clarice's Father
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Leib Lensky | ... |
Mr. Lang
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George 'Red' Schwartz | ... |
Mr. Lang's Driver
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Young FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. Clarice attempts to gain a better insight into the twisted mind of the killer by talking to another psychopath Hannibal Lecter, who used to be a respected psychiatrist. FBI agent Jack Crawford believes that Lecter, who is also a very powerful and clever mind manipulator, has the answers to their questions and can help locate the killer. However, Clarice must first gain Lecter's confidence before the inmate will give away any information. Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>
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To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 February 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El silencio de los inocentes See more »Box Office
Budget:
$19,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
SGD 513,930 (Singapore)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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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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(1991)
Performed by Book of Love
Written by Theodore Ottaviano (as T. Ottaviano)
Courtesy of Sire Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Trivia
After Lecter was moved from Baltimore, the plan was to be dress him in a yellow or orange jumpsuit. Anthony Hopkins convinced Jonathan Demme and costume designer Colleen Atwood that the character would seem more clinical and unsettling if he was dressed in pure white. Hopkins has since said the got the idea from his fear of dentists. See more »Goofs
The biologist identifies the moth found behind the murder victim's soft palate as Acherontia styx, the Deaths Head moth. The Deaths Head moth used in the poster is actually Acherontia atropos. (A third Deaths Head moth is called Acherontia lachesis.) While A. styx is native to Asia, as identified by the biologist, A. atropos is native to the Middle East and Mediterranean. See more »Quotes
[first lines]FBI instructor: Starling! Starling! Crawford wants to see you in his office.
Clarice Starling: Thank you, sir.
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Crazy Credits
There is a 'Moth Wrangler/Make-Up' listed in the crew list. See more »Soundtracks
"Sunny Day"(1991)
Performed by Book of Love
Written by Theodore Ottaviano (as T. Ottaviano)
Courtesy of Sire Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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The Silence of the Lambs, having accomplished the rare feat of winning all five of the major Academy Award categories, is a remarkable achievement in filmmaking. Gruesome, pulpish material was transformed by dedicated participants on all levels of production, and a film that would have failed in the hands of many others wound up becoming a modern masterpiece. Taut direction and a superb screenplay might be the best arguments for the film's power, but the flashiest are certainly delivered in the bravura performances of Hopkins and Foster. Their interplay -- and remember, they only share a handful of scenes together -- is nothing short of riveting.