The Silence of the Lambs

Serial killer Buffalo Bill is on the loose, and it’s up to rookie FBI agent Clarice Starling to capture him. To do this, she must ask for expert advice from the insane yet expert psychologist Hannibal Lecter. Besides Buffalo Bill’s pursuit, it’s the unsettling conversations between Lecter and Starling that have frightened moviegoers everywhere. Anthony Hopkins proved himself as the master of unsettling and earned The Silence of the Lambs from the Big Five Academy Awards. Even the first Best Picture Oscar ever given to a horror film.

Production

Directed by Jonathan Demme

Produced by Kenneth Utt, Edward Saxon, Ron Bozman

Screenplay by Ted Tally

Based on The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

Starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine

Music by Howard Shore

Cinematography by Tak Fujimoto

Edited by Craig McKay

Production company: Strong Heart Productions

Distribution & Stats

Distributed by Orion Pictures

Release date: January 30, 1991 (New York City,) February 14, 1991 (United States)

Running time: 118 minutes

Country: United States

Language: English

Budget: $19 million

Box office: $272.7 million