The silence of the lambs

The silence of the lambs [videorecording] / Orion Pictures ; produced by Kenneth Utt, Edward Saxon and Ron Bozeman ; screenplay by Ted Tally ; directed by Jonathan Demme. - Special ed. - [United States] : MGM Home Entertainment, [2001], c1990. - 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991. Based on the novel by Thomas Harris.

Director of photography, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Craig McKay ; music, Howard Shore ; production designer, Kristi Zea. Director of photography, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Craig McKay ; music, Howard Shore ; production designer, Kristi Zea.

Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine.

FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. Clarice attempts to gain a better insight into the twisted mind of the killer by talking to another psychopath Hannibal Lecter, who used to be a respected psychiatrist.

MPAA rating: R.


DVD, Dolby digital stereo.


Closed-captioned.
Includes French and Spanish dubbed versions and subtitles in English, French or Spanish.

Academy Award, 1992: Best Picture, Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Best Actress (Jodie Foster), Best Director (Jonathan Demme), Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally).

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Government investigators--United States--Drama.
Serial murderers--United States--Drama.
Psychopaths--United States--Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings.


Suspense films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

CM DVD 00259

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