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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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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.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Lawrence A. Bonney ...
FBI Instructor
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Lawrence T. Wrentz ...
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Don Brockett ...
Friendly Psychopath
Frank Seals Jr. ...
Brooding Psychopath
Stuart Rudin ...
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Maria Skorobogatov ...
Young Clarice (as Masha Skorobogatov)
Jeffrie Lane ...
Clarice's Father
Leib Lensky ...
Mr. Lang
George 'Red' Schwartz ...
Mr. Lang's Driver (as Red Schwartz)
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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>

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

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Crime | Drama | Thriller

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14 February 1991 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

El silencio de los inocentes  »

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Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

SGD 513,930 (Singapore)
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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 »

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Featured in The Nostalgia Critic: Inspector Gadget (2011) 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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Perfectly executed dramatic thriller
12 January 1999 | by (Fargo, North Dakota) – See all my reviews

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.


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