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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
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Clarice Starling -
FBI Instructor -
Ardelia Mapp -
Agent Burroughs
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Jack Crawford -
Dr. Frederick Chilton -
Barney -
Friendly Psychopath -
Brooding Psychopath
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Miggs
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Dr. Hannibal Lecter -
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Clarice's Father
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Mr. Lang
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Director:
Jonathan DemmeWriters:
Thomas Harris (novel), Ted Tally (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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Gay rights protesters complained that making Jame Gumb a transsexual was highly clichéd and a reflection of and/or pandering to public hostilities around the issue of sexual orientation. This is despite it being said in the film that Gumb only ... ...
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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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During the autopsy scene, they remove the bug cocoon from the victim and insert it into a small jar with the bug antenna pointing to the bottom of the jar. The next next shot shows Clarice pouring fluid into the jar with the antenna pointing up.
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Genres
Crime | Drama | ThrillerDetails
Release Date:
14 February 1991Language
English
Country of Origin
USABox Office
Budget:
$19,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$13,766,814 (USA) (15 February 1991)
Gross:
$130,742,922 (USA)
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