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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
8.7
Ratings: 8.7/10 from 431,411 users
Metascore:
84/100
Reviews: 750 user | 166 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Jonathan Demme |
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Title: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
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Won 5 Oscars.
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Cast
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Jodie Foster | ... | |
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Lawrence A. Bonney | ... |
FBI Instructor
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Kasi Lemmons | ... | |
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Lawrence T. Wrentz | ... | |
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Scott Glenn | ... | |
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Anthony Heald | ... | |
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Frankie Faison | ... | |
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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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Anthony Hopkins | ... | |
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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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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>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
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:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
El silencio de los inocentes See more »Box Office
Budget:
$19,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$13,766,814 (USA) (15 February 1991) (1497 Screens)Gross:
$272,742,922 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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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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Luta Continua". This is not a production company credit; instead, it's
Portuguese for "The Struggle Continues" ("To be continued"). See more »
(1991)
Performed by Book of Love
Written by Theodore Ottaviano (as T. Ottaviano)
Courtesy of Sire Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products See more »
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Trivia
Thomas Harris, author of the novel "The Silence of the Lambs", has long been rumored never to have watched the film because he was afraid it would influence his writing. However, according to a New York Magazine profile of Harris, "The Silence of the Writer," by Phoebe Hoban (15 April 1991), Harris saw the film shortly after it came out. ('Harris did see Silence of the Lambs. "It's a great movie," he says enthusiastically. "I've been surrounded by it, so I wanted to see it. I admire Jonathan Demme, and we were very fortunate to have him and [screenwriter] Ted Tally, and we were very lucky with the cast."') See more »Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: U.S. Customs has a record of Buffalo Bill bringing the moths, found only in Asia, from Suriname, in South America. But he may have used a re-shipper to disguise the origins of the shipment. 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
After the Copyright notice and MPAA logo, a logo appears with the text "ALuta Continua". This is not a production company credit; instead, it's
Portuguese for "The Struggle Continues" ("To be continued"). 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 See more »
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