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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
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Ratings: 8.7/10 from 369,524 users
Metascore:
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Reviews: 735 user | 159 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. Director:Jonathan Demme |
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Lawrence A. Bonney | ... |
FBI Instructor
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Lawrence T. Wrentz | ... | |
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Don Brockett | ... |
Friendly Psychopath
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Frank Seals Jr. | ... |
Brooding Psychopath
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Stuart Rudin | ... | |
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Maria Skorobogatov | ... |
Young Clarice
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Jeffrie Lane | ... |
Clarice's Father
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Leib Lensky | ... |
Mr. Lang
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George 'Red' Schwartz | ... |
Mr. Lang's Driver
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Storyline
Young FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. Clarice attempts to gain a better insight into the twisted mind of the killer by talking to another psychopath Hannibal Lecter, who used to be a respected psychiatrist. FBI agent Jack Crawford believes that Lecter who is also a very powerful and clever mind manipulator have the answers to their questions to help locate the killer. Clarice must first try and gain Lecter's confidence before he is to give away any information. Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
El silencio de los inocentes See more »Box Office
Budget:
$19,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$13,766,814 (USA) (15 February 1991) (1497 Screens)Gross:
$272,742,922 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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FBI instructor: Starling! Starling! Crawford wants to see you in his office.
Clarice Starling: Thank you, sir.
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(1991)
Performed by Book of Love
Written by Theodore Ottaviano (as T. Ottaviano)
Courtesy of Sire Records
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Trivia
Thomas Harris, author of the novel "The Silence of the Lambs", has long been rumored never to have watched the film because he was afraid it would influence his writing. However, according to a New York Magazine profile of Harris, "The Silence of the Writer," by Phoebe Hoban (15 April 1991), Harris saw the film shortly after it came out. ('Harris did see Silence of the Lambs. "It's a great movie," he says enthusiastically. "I've been surrounded by it, so I wanted to see it. I admire Jonathan Demme, and we were very fortunate to have him and [screenwriter] Ted Tally, and we were very lucky with the cast."') See more »Goofs
Continuity: The ring of sweat on Clarice's sweatshirt as she is running on the Quantico course in the beginning of the movie covers her body almost from shoulder to shoulder. When she gets called into Crawford's office, it is significantly smaller. See more »Quotes
[first lines]FBI instructor: Starling! Starling! Crawford wants to see you in his office.
Clarice Starling: Thank you, sir.
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Crazy Credits
There is a 'Moth Wrangler/Make-Up' listed in the crew list. See more »Soundtracks
"Sunny Day"(1991)
Performed by Book of Love
Written by Theodore Ottaviano (as T. Ottaviano)
Courtesy of Sire Records
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