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.
Cast & Crew
Jonathan Demme
Robert Jonathan Demme (February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed the acclaimed films Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), Philadelphia (1993), and Rachel Getting Married (2008), as well as the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense (1984), which is widely considered to be one of the greatest concert films of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Demme, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Cast
Anthony Heald
1944
Anthony Hopkins
1937
Brooke Smith
1967
Diane Baker
1938
Frankie Faison
1949
Jodie Foster
1962
Kasi Lemmons
1961
Scott Glenn
1939
Reviews
View AllCinematic perfection!
By reelreviewer875 • Aug 04, 2025
'The Silence of the Lambs' delivers powerful dramatic moments with emotional depth and strong character development. The dramatic elements are well-handled and moving.
Exceptional filmmaking
By filmholic383 • Aug 04, 2025
What an incredible achievement! 'The Silence of the Lambs' delivers on every level - the direction is masterful, the acting is superb, and the story is both engaging and meaningful. This is cinema at its finest.