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The Silence of the Lambs
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Synopsis
In this multiple Oscar-winning thriller, Jodie Foster stars as Clarice Starling, a top student at the FBI's training academy whose shrewd analyses of serial killers lands her a special assignment: the FBI is investigating a vicious murderer nicknamed Buffalo Bill, who kills young women and then removes the skin from their bodies. Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into this case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out. Lecter does indeed know something of Buffalo Bill, but his information comes with a price: in exchange for telling what he knows, he wants to be housed in a more comfortable facility. More important, he wants to speak with Clarice about her past. He skillfully digs into her psyche, forcing her to reveal her innermost traumas and putting her in a position of vulnerability when she can least afford to be weak. The film mingles the horrors of criminal acts with the psychological horrors of Lecter's slow-motion interrogation of Clarice and of her memories that emerge from it. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Diane Baker Senator Ruth Martin
Scott Glenn Jack Crawford
Anthony Heald Dr. Frederick Chilton
Kasi Lemmons Ardelia Mapp
Ted Levine Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb
Charles Napier Lt. Boyle
Brooke Smith Catherine Martin
Jodie Foster Clarice Starling
Anthony Hopkins Dr. Hannibal Lecter
George A. Romero FBI Agent

Production Crew

Tim Galvin Art Director
Grace Blake Associate Producer
Thomas Harris Book Author
Howard Feuer Casting
Tak Fujimoto Cinematographer
Howard Shore Composer (Music Score)
Colleen Atwood Costume Designer
Jonathan Demme Director
Craig McKay Editor
Gary Goetzman Executive Producer
Edward Saxon Producer
Kenneth Utt Producer
Ron Bozman Producer
Kristi Zea Production Designer
Ted Tally Screenwriter
Karen O'Hara Set Designer
Christopher Newman Sound/Sound Designer
Tom Fleischman Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1991
Runtime: 118
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature

Genre
Thriller

Color type
DeLuxe prints

Produced by
Orion
Strong Heart

Release
February 14, 1991 (USA)
by Orion

Awards
1990 - Best Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1991 - Best Film - British Academy Awards
1991 - Best Film (Drama) - Golden Globe
1991 - Best Film (in Drama) - PEO
1991 - Best Picture - Academy
1991 - Best Picture - CHI
1991 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1991 - Best Picture - New York Film Critics Circle
1991 - Best Picture - Academy
1991 - Best Picture - Academy
1991 - Best Film (in Drama) - People's Choice Awards
1998 - 100 Greatest American Movies - American Film Institute