The Silence of the Lambs
“To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.”
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.
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Studio
Orion Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Silence of the Lambs performed
Budget
$19.0M
Worldwide Gross
$272.7M
Gross Profit
$253.7M
Return
14.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$46M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Crime) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Clarice Starling
Jodie Foster
Clarice Starling
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Anthony Hopkins
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Jack Crawford
Scott Glenn
Jack Crawford
Jame Gumb
Ted Levine
Jame Gumb
Dr. Frederick Chilton
Anthony Heald
Dr. Frederick Chilton
Catherine Martin
Brooke Smith
Catherine Martin
Senator Ruth Martin
Diane Baker
Senator Ruth Martin
Ardelia Mapp
Kasi Lemmons
Ardelia Mapp
Barney
Frankie Faison
Barney
Lamar
Tracey Walter
Lamar
Lt. Boyle
Charles Napier
Lt. Boyle
Sgt. Tate
Danny Darst
Sgt. Tate
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