The Silence of the Lambs [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Overview

"At the beginning of The Silence of the Lambs, an FBI trainee named Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is assigned to prepare a psychological profile of serial killer Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins), in the hopes that he can help solve the mystery of another mass murderer, Buffalo Bill. Notorious for eating his victims, the coolly intelligent Lector gives Starling information on a quid-pro-quo basis--if she reveals details of her troubled childhood, he will give her information to help catch Buffalo Bill. Based on Thomas Harris' novel of the same name, The Silence of the Lambs is cleverly balanced between the psychological drama between Lector and Starling, and a graphic examination of the FBI's attempts to track down a serial killer before he murders again. Driven by Jonathan Demme's taut direction and expertly nuanced performances by Foster and Hopkins, the movie may be too violent and disturbing for some tastes, yet there is no denying that it is one of the most powerful thrillers of its era. The Silence of the Lambs won all five major Academy Awards--Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Hopkins), Best Actress (Foster), and Best Adapted Screenplay. The character of Hannibal Lector was previously seen in Michael Mann's 1986 film Manhunter, which was based on Thomas Harris' novel, Red Dragon."

Product Details

Release Date:	02/13/2018
UPC:	0715515210317
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	R
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:58:00
Sales rank:	190

Special Features

Audio commentary from 1994 featuring director Jonathan Demme, actors Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, screenwriter Ted Tally, and former FBI agent John Douglas; New interview with critic Maitland McDonagh; Thirty-eight minutes of deleted scenes; Interview from 2005 with Demme and Foster; Four documentaries featuring hours of interviews with cast and crew; Behind-the-scenes featurette; Storyboards ; Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jodie Foster	Clarice Starling
Anthony Hopkins	Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Scott Glenn	Jack Crawford
Ted Levine	Jame Gumb
Anthony Heald	Dr. Frederick Chilton
Diane Baker	Sen. Ruth Martin
Kasi Lemmons	Ardelia Mapp
Brooke Smith	Catherine Martin
Dan Butler	Roden
Paul Lazar	Pilcher
Danny Darst	Sgt. Tate
Charles Napier	Lt. Boyle
Tracey Walter	Lamar
Cynthia Ettinger	Off. Jacobs
Brent Hinkley	Officer Murray
Roger Corman	FBI Director Hayden Burke
Chris Isaak	Swat Commander
Ron Vawter	Paul Krendler
Lawrence A. Bonney	FBI Instructor
Lawrence T. Wrentz	Agent Burroughs
Frankie Faison	Barney
Don Brockett	Friendly Psychopath
Frank Seals Jr.	Brooding Psychopath
Stuart Rudin	Miggs
Masha Skorobogatov	Young Clarice,Actor
Jeffrie Lane	Clarice's Father
Leib Lensky	Mr. Lang
Red Schwartz	Mr. Lang's Driver,Actor,Mr. Lang's Driver
Jim Roche	TV Evangelist
James B. Howard	Boxing Instructor,Actor
Bill Miller	Mr. Brigham
Chuck Aber	Agent Terry
Gene Borkan	Oscar
Pat McNamara	Sheriff Perkins
Kenneth Utt	Dr. Akin
Adelle Lutz	TV Anchor Woman
George Micheal	TV Sportscaster
Jim Dratfield	Senator Martin's Aide
Stanton-Miranda	Reporter #1
Rebecca Saxon	Reporter #2
Steve Wyatt	Airport Flirt
Alex Coleman	Sergeant Pembry
David Early	Spooked Memphis Cop
Andre Blake	Tall Memphis Cop,Tall Memphis Cop
Bill Dalzell III	Distraught Memphis Cop
Daniel Von Bargen	Swat Communicator
Tommy LaFitte	Swat Shooter
Josh Broder	EMS Attendant
Buzz Kilman	EMS Driver
Harry Northrup	Mr. Bimmel
Lauren Roselli	Stacy Hubka
Lamont Arnold	Flower Delivery Man
George A. Romero	Memphis FBI Agent
Darla	'Precious'
John Hall	State Trooper
Chad Dowdell	Scared Man (uncredited)
Howard Shore	Composer

Technical Credits

Ted Tally

Jonathan Demme	Director
Dwight Benjamin-Creel	Special Effects
Ron Bozman	Producer
Howard Feuer	Casting
Gary Goetzman	Executive Producer,Producer
John Robotham	Stunts
Edward Saxon	Producer
Kenneth Utt	Producer,Executive Producer
Skip Lievsay	Sound/Sound Designer
Ted Tally	Screenwriter
Ron Bochar	Sound Effects
David Boulton	Sound Effects
Missy Cohen	Sound Effects
Randall Coleman	Sound Effects
Marko A. Costanzo	Sound Effects
Michael Cassidy	Stunts
Grace Blake	Producer
Walter Robles	Stunts
George P. Wilbur	Stunts
Tom Fleischman	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

It has been a good long while since I have felt the presence of Evil so manifestly demonstrated as in the first appearance of Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs.