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The Silence of the Lambs

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
1.4M
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A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
1.4M
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
197
56
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    • Director
      • Jonathan Demme
    • Writers
      • Thomas Harris(based on the novel by)
      • Ted Tally(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Jodie Foster
      • Anthony Hopkins
      • Lawrence A. Bonney
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jonathan Demme
    • Writers
      • Thomas Harris(based on the novel by)
      • Ted Tally(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Jodie Foster
      • Anthony Hopkins
      • Lawrence A. Bonney
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.5KUser reviews
    • 251Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
    Top rated movie #22
    • Won 5 Oscars
      • 69 wins & 51 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Clarice Starling
    Anthony Hopkins
    Anthony Hopkins
    • Dr. Hannibal Lecter
    Lawrence A. Bonney
    • FBI Instructor
    Kasi Lemmons
    Kasi Lemmons
    • Ardelia Mapp
    Lawrence T. Wrentz
    • Agent Burroughs
    Scott Glenn
    Scott Glenn
    • Jack Crawford
    Anthony Heald
    Anthony Heald
    • Dr. Frederick Chilton
    Frankie Faison
    Frankie Faison
    • Barney
    Don Brockett
    Don Brockett
    • Friendly Psychopath
    Frank Seals Jr.
    • Brooding Psychopath
    Stuart Rudin
    Stuart Rudin
    • Miggs
    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)
    Jim Roche
    • TV Evangelist
    Brooke Smith
    Brooke Smith
    • Catherine Martin
    Ted Levine
    Ted Levine
    • Jame Gumb
    • Director
      • Jonathan Demme
    • Writers
      • Thomas Harris(based on the novel by)
      • Ted Tally(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      (at around 17 mins) Jodie Foster claims that during the first meeting between Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling, Sir Anthony Hopkins's mocking of her southern accent was improvised on the spot. Foster's horrified reaction was genuine since she felt personally attacked. She later thanked Hopkins for generating such an honest reaction.
    • Goofs
      (at around 44 mins) As Forensics comes to take photos of the victim's body, the "corpse" visibly blinks as hands touch its face.
    • Quotes

      Hannibal Lecter: A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

    • Crazy credits
      After the Copyright notice and MPAA logo, a logo appears with the text "A Luta Continua". This is not a production company credit; instead, it's Portuguese for "The Struggle Continues" ("To be continued").
    • Alternate versions
      The Finnish-dubbed VHS version removes:
      • Hannibal Lecter beating Pembry against the cell's bars, and spraying liquid to his eyes (along with the shots of the cuffed guard screaming "Jesus Christ!", and a shot of him trying to break loose).
      • Lecter beating a guard with a nightstick several times (reduced from 6 hits to 1!).
      • A outdrawn sequence that comes right after Lecter has whacked the guards (where he plays music and walks across the dead guard's body) is completely removed (along with Lecter's dialogue Ready when you are, sergeant Pembry).
      • Right after Buffalo Bill is shot by Clarice Starling there is a long-lasting (about 15 secs) shot of his bloody dead body, that in the cut version is not that long anymore.
    • Connections
      Edited into A-Z of Horror (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      American Girl
      Performed by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
      Written by Tom Petty (as T. Petty)
      Courtesy of Gone Gator Records

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    Review
    Top review
    A Grand Thriller
    This is definitely a film that proves you don't need tons of blood and gore to have a good suspense film. Anthony Hopkins performance as the deranged genius Lecter earned him a well deserved Academy Award and the same was true of Jodie Foster's performance as Clarice Starling. This film should go down in history as one of the greatest suspense films in the history of cinema.
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    • Sargebri
    • Jul 12, 2003

    FAQ24

    • Why do Dr Chilton and Barney make a point of telling Clarice not to touch or approach the glass housing Dr Lecter? Wouldn't she be perfectly safe since he obviously can't reach her?
    • Why does Dr. Lecter think the guy ejaculating in his hand throwing the result in Clarice's face crosses a line while he would do much more awful things to people himself?
    • Can someone actually swallow their tongue like Miggs did?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Silence of the Lambs
    • Filming locations
      • Bimini Airport, South Bimini Island, Bimini Islands, Bahamas
    • Production companies
      • Strong Heart/Demme Production
      • Orion Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $19,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $130,742,922
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,766,814
      • Feb 18, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $272,742,922
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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