The Silence of the Lambs Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

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Released Date

February 14, 1991

Distributor

Orion Pictures

Genre

Horror

Rating

Budget

$19,000,000

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$130,742,922 + $142,000,000 = $272,742,922

Cast

Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Brooke Smith, George A. Romero, Chris Isaak, Ted Levine, Scott Glenn, Frankie Faison, Dan Butler, Tracey Walter, Charles Napier, Diane Baker, Roger Corman, Anthony Heald, Harry Northup

Jodie Foster

as Clarice Starling

Anthony Hopkins

as Dr. Hannibal Lecter

Brooke Smith

as Catherine Martin

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George A. Romero

as FBI Agent in Memphis

Chris Isaak

as SWAT Commander

Ted Levine

as Jame

Scott Glenn

as Jack Crawford

Frankie Faison

as Barney Matthews

Dan Butler

as Roden

Tracey Walter

as Lamar

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Charles Napier

as Lt. Boyle

Diane Baker

as U.S. Senator Ruth Martin

Roger Corman

as FBI Director Hayden Burke

Anthony Heald

as Dr. Frederick Chilton

Harry Northup

as Mr. Bimmel

About The Silence of the Lambs

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

About

Academy Award winner in the top five categories of Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Adapted Screenplay. It was the second film to feature psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

Trivia

It was only the third film to win the top five Academy Awards, the others being One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and It Happened One Night.