The Silence of the Lambs
A Hannibal Lecter Thriller
Thomas Harris
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 0312022824
Published: August 1988
Synopsis: To enter the mind of a killer, she must challenge the mind of a madman ...
On the loose is a psychotic killer. Locked away is a psychopathic
madman. To catch one, the FBI needs the other . . . She is Clarice
Starling, young, vulnerable FBI trainee. He is Hannibal Lecter,
brilliant, evil genius. Theirs is a mesmerizing struggle between good
and evil -- designed to stop a killer, and guaranteed to chill your
blood.
The Silence of the Lambs
Jonathan Demme, Director
Jodie Foster: Clarice Starling
Anthony Hopkins: Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Scott Glenn: Jack Crawford
Anthony Heald: Dr. Frederick Chilton
Ted Levine: Jame 'Buffalo Bill' Gumb
Frankie Faison: Barney Matthews
Kasi Lemmons: Ardelia Mapp
Brooke Smith: Catherine Martin
UPC: 027616065841
Source: MGM
Original Release: 02/14/1991
DVD Release: 08/24/2004
Rating: R
Time: 01:58:00
Presentation: Wide Screen
Language: English
Editions: Special Edition, Subtitled, Dubbed
Features: Disc 2:; Inside the Labyrinth: Making of The Silence of the
Lambs; The Silence of the Lambs: Page to Screen (2 Part Documentary);
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster (3 Part Documentary); Scoring the
Silence; Original 1991 Making Of Featurette; Deleted Scenes; Outtakes
Reel; Anthony Hopkins Phone Message; TV Spots; Photo Gallery;
Theatrical Trailer; Teaser Trailer; Other MGM Trailers
Note: The winner of multiple awards including an Academy Award for Best Picture and Oscars to Anthony Hopkins (Best Actor), Jodie Foster (Best Actress), Jonathan Demme (Best Director), and Ted Tally (Best Screenplay Adaptation).