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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

R  |   |  Crime, Drama, Thriller  |  14 February 1991 (USA)
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A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

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Young Clarice (as Masha Skorobogatov)
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George 'Red' Schwartz ...
Mr. Lang's Driver (as Red Schwartz)
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Young FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. Clarice attempts to gain a better insight into the twisted mind of the killer by talking to another psychopath Hannibal Lecter, who used to be a respected psychiatrist. FBI agent Jack Crawford believes that Lecter, who is also a very powerful and clever mind manipulator, has the answers to their questions and can help locate the killer. However, Clarice must first gain Lecter's confidence before the inmate will give away any information. Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>

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Prepare yourself for the most exciting, mesmerising and terrifying two hours of your life! See more »

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$19,000,000 (estimated)

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SGD 513,930 (Singapore)
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When studying the character he played, Hopkins noticed similar characteristics in reptiles. Reptiles only blink when they want to, and do it consciously. Therefore, in the movie, Hopkins only blinks in special moments and very consciously. See more »

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During the discussion Clarice has with Hannibal in the cage, she says "Now, please listen to me. We've only got five..." and Hannibal is supposed to interrupt her but it there is a brief pause before Hannibal speaks. It is clear that she stopped talking without being interrupted. See more »

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[first lines]
FBI instructor: Starling! Starling! Crawford wants to see you in his office.
Clarice Starling: Thank you, sir.
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The producers wish to thank Adele, Bobby and the rest of the gang at Bufa's. See more »

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The Magic Flute
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A Grand Thriller
12 July 2003 | by (Los Angeles, California) – See all my reviews

This is definitely a film that proves you don't need tons of blood and gore to have a good suspense film. Anthony Hopkins performance as the deranged genius Lecter earned him a well deserved Academy Award and the same was true of Jodie Foster's performance as Clarice Starling. This film should go down in history as one of the greatest suspense films in the history of cinema.


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