THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS-CRITERION COLLECTION

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• Release Year: 1991
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: In this chilling adaptation of the best-selling novel by Thomas Harris, the astonishingly versatile director Jonathan Demme crafted a taut psychological thriller about an American obsession: serial murder. As Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee who enlists the help of the infamous Hannibal “the Cannibal” Lecter to gain insight into the mind of another killer, Jodie Foster subverts classic gender dynamics and gives one of the most memorable performances of her career. As her foil, Anthony Hopkins is the archetypal antihero—cultured, quick-witted, and savagely murderous—delivering a harrowing portrait of humanity gone terribly wrong. A gripping police procedural and a disquieting immersion into a twisted psyche, The Silence of the Lambs swept the Academy Awards® (best picture, director, screenplay, actress, actor) and remains a cultural touchstone.
• Cast: Jodie Foster, Lawrence A. Bonney, Kasi Lemmons, Lawrence T. Wrentz, Scott Glenn, Anthony Heald, Frankie Faison, Don Brockett, Frank Seals Jr., Stuart Rudin, Anthony Hopkins, Maria Skorobogatov, Jeffrie Lane, Leib Lensky, George 'Red' Schwartz, Jim Roche, Brooke Smith, Ted Levine, James B. Howard, Bill Miller, Chuck Aber, Gene Borkan, Pat McNamara, Tracey Walter, Kenneth Utt, Dan Butler, Paul Lazar, Darla, Adelle Lutz, Obba Babatundé, George Michael, Diane Baker, Roger Corman, Ron Vawter, Charles Napier, Jim Dratfield, D. Stanton Miranda, Rebecca Saxon, Danny Darst, Cynthia Ettinger, Brent Hinkley, Steve Wyatt, Alex Coleman, David Early, Andre B. Blake, Bill Dalzell, Chris Isaak, Daniel von Bargen, Tommy Lafitte, Josh Broder, Buzz Kilman, Harry Northup, Lauren Roselli, Lamont Arnold, John Hall, John W. Iwanonkiw, Lynette Jenkins, Chris McGinn, Jason Menz, Ted Monte, George A. Romero, Edward Saxon, Mike Schaeffer, Jonathan Demme, Thomas Harris, Ted Tally
• Director: Jonathan Demme
• Runtime: 1:58
• Company: The Criterion Collection, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie