The Silence of the Lambs | 1991 | Final | German A1
The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, and Scott Glenn. Adapted by Ted Tally from the 1988 novel of the same name by Thomas Harris, his second to feature the character of Dr Hannibal Lecter; a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer, the film was the second adaptation of a Harris novel featuring Lecter, preceded by the Michael Mann-directed Manhunter in 1986. In the film, Clarice Starling, a young U.S. FBI trainee, seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr Lecter to apprehend another serial killer, known only as "Buffalo Bill". The Silence of the Lambs is based on a young FBI trainee, Clarice Starling, who is working hard to advance her career, including trying to hide and put behind her West Virginia roo...