The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
February 14, 1991
Crime, Drama, Thriller
1h 59m
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To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, 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 a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
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Cast & Crew
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Clarice Starling Jodie Foster
- Dr. Hannibal Lecter Anthony Hopkins
- Jack Crawford Scott Glenn
- Jame Gumb Ted Levine
- Dr. Frederick Chilton Anthony Heald
- Catherine Martin Brooke Smith
- Senator Ruth Martin Diane Baker
- Ardelia Mapp Kasi Lemmons
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Keywords
- based on novel or book
- kidnapping
- psychopath
- fbi
- scientific study
- murder
- serial killer
- psychological thriller
- brutality
- cannibal
- psychiatrist
- moth
- virginia
- disturbed
- neo-noir
- twisted
- skinning
- past history
- suspenseful
- psychological profiling