The Silence of the Lambs (The Silence of the Lambs) is a 1991 American film directed by Jonathan Demme from a screenplay by Ted Talley. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Harris and won five Academy Awards. The film premiered on February 14, 1991.
Young FBI agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is assigned to help find a missing woman in order to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who is skinning his victims. Clarice attempts to gain a better understanding of the killer's twisted mind by talking to another psychopath, Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), who was once a respected psychiatrist.
FBI agent Jack Crawford believes that cunning mind-manipulator Lecter knows the answers to their questions and can help them find the killer. However, to get any information from the prisoner, Clarice must first gain Lecter's trust.
