The Silence of the Lambs
8.3/10
Rating
119 min
Runtime
1991
Release Year
Jonathan Demme
Director
Cast
Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald
Quick Synopsis
Clarice Starling, a promising trainee at the FBI academy, is assigned by her superior, Jack Crawford, to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Lecter is a former psychiatrist who is imprisoned for multiple murders and acts of cannibalism. Crawford hopes that Lecter's knowledge can help solve an ongoing case, and he believes that Clarice's position as a young female agent might encourage Lecter to share useful information.
Detailed Synopsis of The Silence of the Lambs
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
