Principal cast
Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine and Anthony Heald
Film 65 of 498 on the Screen Path
The Silence of the Lambs
To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.
About the film
The Silence of the Lambs at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1991 film at stop 65 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Tak Fujimoto (director of photography), Craig McKay (editor), Howard Shore (original music composer), Ted Tally (screenplay) and Kristi Zea (production design)
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Release
- 1991-02-14
- Runtime
- 119 minutes
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller and Drama
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
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Before you watch
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example โFull cast
Full cast
- Jodie FosterCharacter: Clarice Starling
- Anthony HopkinsCharacter: Dr. Hannibal Lecter
- Scott GlennCharacter: Jack Crawford
- Ted LevineCharacter: Jame Gumb
- Anthony HealdCharacter: Dr. Frederick Chilton
- Brooke SmithCharacter: Catherine Martin
- Diane BakerCharacter: Senator Ruth Martin
- Kasi LemmonsCharacter: Ardelia Mapp
- Frankie FaisonCharacter: Barney
- Tracey WalterCharacter: Lamar
- Charles NapierCharacter: Lt. Boyle
- Danny DarstCharacter: Sgt. Tate
Full crew
Full crew
- Jonathan DemmeCredits: Director
- Ted TallyCredits: Screenplay
- Karen O'HaraCredits: Set Decoration
- Tak FujimotoCredits: Director of Photography
- Kristi ZeaCredits: Production Design
- Colleen AtwoodCredits: Costume Design
- Tim GalvinCredits: Art Direction
- Craig McKayCredits: Editor
- Ron BozmanCredits: Producer, First Assistant Director
- Edward SaxonCredits: Producer
- Kenneth UttCredits: Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Thomas HarrisCredits: Novel
- Grace BlakeCredits: Associate Producer
- Howard FeuerCredits: Casting
- Gary GoetzmanCredits: Executive Producer
- Howard ShoreCredits: Original Music Composer, Conductor, Music Producer
- Suzana PeriฤCredits: Music Editor
- Sharon BoyleCredits: Music Supervisor
- Russell EngelsCredits: Gaffer
- John RobothamCredits: Stunt Coordinator
- Ken ReganCredits: Still Photographer
- Tom FleischmanCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Chris NewmanCredits: Production Sound Mixer
- Kathleen GerlachCredits: Assistant Costume Designer
- James DeethCredits: Thanks
- Todd KleitschCredits: Makeup Effects
- Walter RoblesCredits: Stunts
- Alan D'AngerioCredits: Hair Designer
- John LeonidasCredits: Transportation Captain
- Marshall PersingerCredits: Post Production Supervisor
- Dwight Benjamin-CreelCredits: Special Effects
- Allen WeisingerCredits: Makeup Artist
- George P. WilburCredits: Stunts
- Michael CassidyCredits: Stunts
- Denny CairaCredits: Transportation Coordinator
- Michael F. BurkeCredits: Electrician
- Ken ConnorsCredits: Best Boy Electric
- Francine ByrneCredits: Art Department Coordinator
- Chris CallCredits: Painter
- Richard AversaCredits: Grip
- Brian HartmanCredits: Location Scout
- Anthony JannelliCredits: Camera Operator
- Bruce MacCallumCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Larry McConkeyCredits: Steadicam Operator
- S. Bruce WineingerCredits: Construction Coordinator
- Mark StreapyCredits: Aerial Camera
- C.A. KellyCredits: Standby Painter
- Gary KoskoCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Matthew MyersCredits: Production Intern
- Brian JohnsonCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
- Dennis Maitland IICredits: Boom Operator
- Richard FishwickCredits: Craft Service
- John FundusCredits: Sound Recordist
- Dennis RadeskyCredits: Transportation Co-Captain
- Neri Kyle TannenbaumCredits: Location Manager
- Ann MillerCredits: Property Master
- Colleen SharpCredits: First Assistant Editor
- Homer DenisonCredits: Orchestrator
- Judy ArthurCredits: Unit Publicist
- Larry JacksonCredits: Executive In Charge Of Production
- Trish BregantiCredits: Post Production Assistant
- Catherine Marie McDonaldCredits: Set Production Assistant
- Eileen GarriganCredits: Scenic Artist
- Robert F. WarrenCredits: Dolby Consultant
- Skip LievsayCredits: Sound Designer
- David OrrCredits: Color Timer
- Billy MillerCredits: Key Grip
- Marissa LittlefieldCredits: Dialogue Editor
- Gail ShowalterCredits: ADR Editor
- Deborah WallachCredits: ADR Editor
- Fred RosenbergCredits: Dialogue Editor
- Philip StocktonCredits: Dialogue Editor
- Jeffrey SternCredits: Dialogue Editor
- Carl FullertonCredits: Makeup Effects Designer
- Kenneth TurekCredits: Set Dresser
- Neal MartzCredits: Makeup Effects Designer
- Ray MendezCredits: Animal Wrangler
- Missy CohenCredits: Apprentice Sound Editor
- Frederika GrayCredits: Key Scenic Artist
- Mary A. KellyCredits: Continuity
- Brian S. OsmondCredits: Camera Trainee
- Marko CostanzoCredits: Foley Artist
- John CrowderCredits: Location Coordinator
- Lisa BradleyCredits: Assistant Production Coordinator
- Tom O'HalloranCredits: Second Assistant Camera
- Jeffrey T. BarabeCredits: Production Assistant
- Benjamin WilsonCredits: Wardrobe Assistant
- Mark BurchardCredits: Wardrobe Supervisor
- Walt OggierCredits: Police Consultant
- Kalina IvanovCredits: Storyboard Artist
- Natasha KinneCredits: Playback Singer
- John DonohueCredits: Dolly Grip
- Jonathan SheinbergCredits: Head of Production
- Donna BelajacCredits: Additional Casting
- Dana SanoCredits: Music Coordinator
- Kyle McCarthyCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Gina Maria LeonettiCredits: Second Second Assistant Director
- Lisa BromwellCredits: Associate Editor
- Steven VisscherCredits: Foley Editor
- Frank KernCredits: Foley Editor
- David BoultonCredits: ADR Recordist
- Ron LynchCredits: Executive In Charge Of Production
- Steve RoseCredits: First Assistant Director
- Ed Lohrer IIICredits: Set Dresser
- Karl ShefelmanCredits: Storyboard Artist
- Diana StoughtonCredits: Assistant Set Decoration
- Natalie WilsonCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Vincent BorrelliCredits: Scenic Artist
- Smith Harper HutchingsCredits: Scenic Artist
- Brick MasonCredits: Storyboard Artist
- Ron BocharCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Kay DenmarkCredits: Boom Operator
- William DockerCredits: Apprentice Sound Editor
- Stuart LevyCredits: Apprentice Sound Editor
- Douglas MurrayCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Bruce ProssCredits: Foley Editor
- Anne SawyerCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
- Shari JohansonCredits: Apprentice Sound Editor
- Jรถrg KlinkenbergCredits: Foley Artist
- Peter DemmeCredits: Electrician
- Larry HustonCredits: Assistant Camera
- Jay LevyCredits: Assistant Camera
- Matt MillerCredits: Grip
- David KnoxCredits: Steadicam Operator
- Staci A. BlagovichCredits: Extras Casting
- Barbara HarrisCredits: ADR Voice Casting
- Dennis OsborneCredits: Casting Associate
- Hartsell TaylorCredits: Wardrobe Supervisor
- Sam BruskinCredits: Post Production Assistant
- Gus HolzerCredits: Location Coordinator
- Andre B. BlakeCredits: Production Assistant
- Maria Alaina MasonCredits: Production Assistant
- Ben RamseyCredits: Production Assistant
- Andrew SandsCredits: Assistant Production Coordinator
- Steve ParysCredits: Production Assistant
- Ann F. MarkelCredits: Assistant Accountant
- Thomas J. GarriganCredits: Props
- Bill McCueCredits: Stand In
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