The Silence of the Lambs
(1991)
Starring
Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster
Director
Jonathan Demme
Awards
Academy Awards
Best Actor - Anthony Hopkins
Best Actress - Jodie Foster
Best Director - Jonathan Demme
Best Picture
Best Adapted Screenplay - Ted Tally
Plot Synopsis
An ambitious FBI student, on the verge of graduation, is enlisted
by her superior to help track down a serial killer. But to find him, she has to enlist the
aid of an incarcerated ex-psychiatrist, known as "Hannibal the Cannibal," who
understands the killer's mind and motive. Hannibal agrees to help her: but in exchange,
she has to tell him her deepest secrets.
Film Notes
A neophyte FBI agent tries to tap into the psyche of Hannibal
"The Cannibal" Lecter, a brilliant serial killer, to catch another deranged
serial killer who has kidnapped a politician's daughter. Based on Thomas Harris' novel.
Lecter's character also appears in Manhunter.
Shot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC., color by Technicolor. Began shooting
November 15, 1989, completed March 1, 1990. Released in USA February 14, 1991. Released on
video October 24, 1991. Re-released in USA April 3, 1992. Budget estimate $19 million.
Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Censors. DeLuxe prints. Title and optical
effects by R/Greenberg Associates Inc.
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