The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
El Silencio de los Corderos (1991)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Hannibal Lecter Saga

The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 thriller movie starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. Directed by Jonathan Demme in 1991.

Plot. Synopsis

Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), a young and ambitious FBI agent, enlists the aid of criminally insane ex-psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to help track down a vicious serial killer named “Buffalo Bill” who skins his victims and who has kidnapped a girl, the only daughter of a republican senator. (Filmaffinity)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991), a Film by Jonathan Demme
The Silence of the Lambs (1991), a Film by Jonathan Demme

Our Opinion

One of the best thrillers in the History of Cinema

The Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins at the premiere of “The Human Stain” as part of the Hollywood Film Festival, Arclight, Hollywood, CA 10-21-03. Depostiphotos

Anthony Hopkins was born on December 31, 1937 in Port Talbot, Wales (United Kingdom).

Anthony Hopkins has won two Academy Awards for Best Actor, The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and The Father (2020). He has appeared and starred in many films like Bram Stoker’s Dracula (F.F. Coppola), The Elephant Man (David Lynch), Nixon (Oliver Stone), Legends of Passion and many others.

Movie Reviews

“[A] swift, witty new suspense thriller (…) pop film making of a high order” Vincent Canby: The New York Times 

“The superbly crafted suspense thriller that director Jonathan Demme has made from Thomas Harris’s taut best-selling novel ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ slams you like a sudden blast of bone-chilling, pulse-pounding terror.” Peter Travers: Rolling Stone

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Cast & Crew

The Silence of the Lambs
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Movie title: The Silence of the Lambs

Movie description: Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), a young and ambitious FBI agent, enlists the aid of criminally insane ex-psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to help track down a vicious serial killer named "Buffalo Bill" who skins his victims and who has kidnapped a girl, the only daughter of a republican senator. (Filmaffinity)

Date published: January 22, 2022

Director(s): Jonathan Demme

Summary

One of the best thrillers in the History of Cinema

Overall
9/10
9/10

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