Movies by Release Date: 1991-02

Poster for the movie "The Silence of the Lambs"

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

R 118 min - Crime, Drama, Thriller - 14 February 1991
Your rating:
Not rated yet!

FBI trainee Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer. Unfortunately, her Faustian relationship with Lecter soon leads to his escape, and now two deranged killers are on the loose.

Director:  Jonathan Demme
Stars:  Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Brooke Smith, Diane Baker, Kasi Lemmons, Frankie Faison, Tracey Walter, Charles Napier, Danny Darst, Alex Coleman, Dan Butler, Paul Lazar, Ron Vawter, Roger Corman, Lawrence A. Bonney, Lawrence T. Wrentz, Don Brockett, Frank Seals Jr., Stuart Rudin, Masha Skorobogatov, Jeffrie Lane, Leib Lensky, George 'Red' Schwartz, Jim Roche, James B. Howard, Bill Miller, Chuck Aber, Gene Borkan, Pat McNamara, Kenneth Utt, Darla, Adelle Lutz, Obba Babatundé, George Michael, Jim Dratfield, Stanton-Miranda, Rebecca Saxon, Cynthia Ettinger, Brent Hinkley, Steve Wyatt, David Early, Andre B. Blake, Bill Dalzell, Chris Isaak, Daniel von Bargen, Tommy Lafitte, Josh Broder, Buzz Kilman, Harry Northup, Lauren Roselli, Lamont Arnold, John Hall, Ted Monte, George A. Romero, Maria Skorobogatov, John W. Iwanonkiw

Photos

Storyline

FBI trainee Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer. Unfortunately, her Faustian relationship with Lecter soon leads to his escape, and now two deranged killers are on the loose.

Collections: Jonathan Demme
Tagline: To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Details

Official Website:  —
Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  14 February 1991

Box Office

Budget:  $19,000,000
Revenue:  $272,742,922

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Orion Pictures, Strong Heart/Demme Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 58 min