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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
A young FBI 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 -
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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Trivia
Sir Sean Connery was Jonathan Demme's first choice to play Hannibal Lecter, but he turned the part down. Connery did a similar thriller, called Just Cause (1995), where Ed Harris played a serial killer. The film was neither a critical, nor commercial smash like this film.
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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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As Forensics comes to take photos of the victim's body, the "corpse" visibly blinks as hands touch its face.
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The ending scene continues throughout the entire credits
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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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