The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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the silence of the lambs

ORIGINAL TITLE

The Silence of the Lambs

YEAR

1991

RUNNING TIME

118 min.

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COUNTRY

(New) Visual section

DIRECTOR

Jonathan Demme

SCREENWRITER

Ted Tally (Novel: Thomas Harris)

COMPOSER

Howard Shore

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Tak Fujimoto

CAST

Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Diane Baker, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Kasi Lemmons, Chris Isaak, Charles Napier, Roger Corman, Frankie Faison, Paul Lazar

STUDIO/PRODUCER

Orion Pictures

AWARDS

1991: 5 Academy Awards: Best Movie, Director, Actor (Hopkins), Actress (Foster), Adapted Screenplay
1991: Golden Globes: Best Actress - Drama (Foster). 5 Nominations
1991: 2 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor (Hopkins) and Actress (Foster). 9 Nominations
1991: Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear - Best Director (ex aequo "Ultrà")
1991: Nominated for Cesar: Best Foreign Language Picture
1991: 3 Awards National Board of Review: Director, Movie, Supporting Actor (Hopkins)
1991: 4 Awards from Film Critics Circle of New York, including Director, Movie

GENRE

Thriller. Mystery | Crime. Psychological Thriller. Police. Cult movie. Serial Killers

SYNOPSIS/PLOT

In this acclaimed psychological thriller Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), a young and ambitious FBI agent, enlists the aid of a criminally insane ex-psychiatrist (Anthony Hopkins) to help track down a vicious serial killer named "Buffalo Bill" who skins his victims and who has kidnapped a girl, the only daughter of a republican senator. Winner of the most important five Academy Awards.

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"True suspense, unblinking horror and an Anthony Hopkins performance that is likely to be referred to for many years when horror movies are discussed. (...) Rating: ***1/2 (out of four)." (Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times)

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