The Silence of the Lambs
USA,
1991, 119 min
Directed by:
Jonathan DemmeScreenplay:
Ted TallyCinematography:
Tak FujimotoComposer:
Howard ShoreCast:
Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Brooke Smith, Diane Baker, Kasi Lemmons, Charles Napier, Tracey Walter, Roger Corman (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
A psychopath nicknamed Buffalo Bill is murdering women across the Midwest. Believing it takes one to know one, the FBI sends Agent Clarice Starling (Foster) to interview a demented prisoner who may provide clues to the killer's actions. That prisoner is psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins), a brilliant, diabolical cannibal who agrees to help Starling only if she'll feed his morbid curiosity with details of her own complicated life. As their relationship develops, Starling is forced to confront not only her own hidden demons, but also an evil so powerful that she may not have the courage or strength to stop it! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1992 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1992 - Jonathan Demme (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1992 - Anthony Hopkins (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1992 - Jodie Foster (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1992 - Ted Tally (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1992 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1992 - Best Sound Mixing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1992 - Anthony Hopkins (Best Leading Actor)
- 1992 - Jodie Foster (Best Leading Actress)
- 1992 - Best Film
- 1992 - Jonathan Demme (Best Director)
- 1992 - Ted Tally (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1992 - Tak Fujimoto (Best Cinematography)
- 1992 - Best Editing
- 1992 - Howard Shore (Best Music)
- 1992 - Best Sound
César Awards
- 1992 - Best Foreign Film
Golden Globes
- 1992 - Jodie Foster (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1992 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1992 - Jonathan Demme (Best Director)
- 1992 - Ted Tally (Best Screenplay)
- 1992 - Anthony Hopkins (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1991 - Howard Shore (Best Music Score)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1991 - Best Film
- 1991 - Jonathan Demme (Best Director)
- 1991 - Anthony Hopkins (Best Actor)
- 1991 - Jodie Foster (Best Actress)
The Saturn Awards
- 2010 - Best DVD Movie Collection
- 1992 - Best Horror Film
- 1992 - Ted Tally (Best Writing)
- 1992 - Anthony Hopkins (Best Actor)
- 1992 - Carl Fullerton, Neal Martz (Best Make-Up)
- 1992 - Jonathan Demme (Best Director)
- 1992 - Jodie Foster (Best Actress)
- 1992 - Howard Shore (Best Music)
- 1992 - Colleen Atwood (Best Costumes)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1991 - Jonathan Demme (Silver Bear for Best Director)
- 1991 - Jonathan Demme (Golden Bear for Best Film)