"To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman."
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Produced by Kenneth Utt, Edward Saxon, Ron Bozman
Screenplay by Ted Tally
Based on "The Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris
Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine
Music by Howard Shore
Cinematography: Tak Fujimoto
Edited by Craig McKay
Distributed by Orion Pictures
Release date: 14 February 1991 (United States)
Running time: 118 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $19 million
Box office: $272.7 million
"The Silence of the Lambs" is a thriller crime drama film directed by Jonathan Demme and based on Thomas Harris' novel of the same name. The story is about a young F.B.I. cadet who must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.
