The Silence of the Lambs

(1991)

Synopsis

Best Picture winner about an FBI trainee (Best Actress Jodie Foster), who has a knack for analyzing serial killers, and enlists the aid of an imprisoned, cannibalistic sociopath (Best Actor Anthony Hopkins) in tracking a sadistic murderer. An Oscar went to director Jonathan Demme and also Ted Tally won for Best Adapted Screenplay for his script based on the Thomas Harris novel.

Directors

Jonathan Demme, Grace Blake, Ron Bozman, Howard Feuer, Tak Fujimoto, Carl Fullerton, Gary Goetzman, John Robotham, Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt, Skip Lievsay, Christopher Newman, Kristi Zea, Howard Shore, Jonathan Demme, Thomas Harris, Thomas Harris, Ron Bochar, David Boulton, Marko A. Costanzo, Michael Cassidy, Gary Goetzman, Grace Blake, Walter Robles, George P. Wilbur, Tom Fleischman

Production year

1991

Rating

R

Studio

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

Runtime

118 minutes

Cast

Jodie Foster, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Diane Baker