The Silence of the Lambs

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

Director

Jonathan Demme

Written by

Thomas Harris, Ted Tally

Produced by

Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt, Ron Bozman

Composer

Howard Shore

Cinematographer

Tak Fujimoto

Editor

Craig McKay

Makeup FX

Carl Fullerton, Neal Martz, Todd Kleitsch

Sound Designer

Skip Lievsay

Studios

Orion Pictures, Strong Heart, A Luta Continua

Origin country

United States

Runtime

1h 59m

Language

en

Rating

R

TMDB

8.3/10 (18,088 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

95% Fresh

Metacritic

86/100

IMDb

8.6/10 (1,718,588 votes)

• WonAcademy Award— Best Picture(1992)
• WonAcademy Award— Best Director(1992)
• WonAcademy Award— Best Adapted Screenplay(1992)
• WonFangoria Chainsaw Award— Best Wide Release Film(1992)
• WonSaturn Award— Best Horror Film(1992)