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The Silence of the Lambs

Movie·1991·Crime, Thriller, Drama·1h 59m·8.3 (18,040)·Directed by Jonathan Demme

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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.

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Jodie FosterJodie FosterClarice StarlingAnthony HopkinsAnthony HopkinsDr. Hannibal LecterScott GlennScott GlennJack CrawfordTed LevineTed LevineJame GumbAnthony HealdAnthony HealdDr. Frederick ChiltonBrooke SmithBrooke SmithCatherine MartinDiane BakerDiane BakerSenator Ruth MartinKasi LemmonsKasi LemmonsArdelia Mapp

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