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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- R
- 01/30/1991 (US)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- 1h 59m
To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.
Overview
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.
Jonathan Demme
DirectorTed Tally
ScreenplayThomas Harris
NovelCast
![Jodie Foster's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/resiaRfWvj4N84TgJi9DPOafCpq.jpg)
Jodie Foster
Clarice Starling![Anthony Hopkins's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/dIiua9YoyouR1hEqpKND8wZTWGt.jpg)
Anthony Hopkins
Dr. Hannibal Lecter![Scott Glenn's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8DHORod2l6ZFS9KR0gNAAM3WZfI.jpg)
Scott Glenn
Jack Crawford![Ted Levine's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qRFq8y842T1uq51iQCwsEmQI3UT.jpg)
Ted Levine
Jame Gumb![Anthony Heald's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/e0E6Z1Y0debr4mAHgj0HO7MYyXG.jpg)
Anthony Heald
Dr. Frederick Chilton![Brooke Smith's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/A0D7CqSZ0rjlq83M4GMM4CcoUTA.jpg)
Brooke Smith
Catherine Martin![Diane Baker's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/604pSqQ2EuieEv1P2BErJoCE5hJ.jpg)
Diane Baker
Senator Ruth Martin![Kasi Lemmons's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/fki6oNOonW0yzfJRHDL1QxlIAtR.jpg)