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When FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned a case involving a monstrous serial killer, she seeks counsel from an imprisoned cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter, whose fascination with the young woman is as great as his hunger for murder. As their relationship develops, Starling must conf...

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Main Author: Harris, Thomas, 1940- (Author)
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Producer), Orion Pictures (Producer), Strong Heart/Demme Production (Firm) (Producer), MGM Home Entertainment Inc (Producer)
Other Authors: Utt, Kenneth, 1921-1994 (Producer), Saxon, Edward (Producer), Bozman, Ron (Ronald M.) (Producer), Tally, Ted (Screenwriter), Demme, Jonathan, 1944- (Director), Foster, Jodie (Actor), Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- (Actor), Glenn, Scott, 1942- (Actor), Levine, Ted (Actor), Heald, Anthony (Actor), Smith, Brooke, 1967- (Actor), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:Blu-ray: English (DTS-HD 5.1), dubbed French or Spanish dialogue (Dolby Digital 5.1), with optional subtitles in French, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Thai and with English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
DVD: English (5.1Dolby surround), French (Dolby surround) or Spanish (mono) dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Edition:[Blu-ray + DVD ed.].
Subjects:
Lecter, Hannibal > (Fictitious character), > 1933- > Drama.
United States. > Federal Bureau of Investigation > Drama.
Serial murder investigation > United States > Drama.
Psychopaths > United States > Drama.
Kidnapping victims > United States > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Detective and mystery films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:When FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned a case involving a monstrous serial killer, she seeks counsel from an imprisoned cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter, whose fascination with the young woman is as great as his hunger for murder. As their relationship develops, Starling must confront her own demons, and an evil so powerful that she may not have the courage or strength to stop it.
Item Description:Set of two videodiscs of the same film: DVD and Blu-ray.
Date of the set is based on package design copyright on container.
"Collector's edition."--DVD disc surface.
Actor: Scott Glenn, Anthony Hopkins
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
Blu-ray special features include documentaries Breaking the silence, Understanding the madness, Inside the labyrinth: making of The silence of the lambs, The silence of the lambs: from page to screen, all-new and original "Scoring the 'Silence'" featurettes; deleted scenes, Anthony Hopkins phone message, etc.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc: region A, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby DTS-HD 5.1 Master audio, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, MPEG2 @ 19 MBPS, 50GB dual layer, 1080p High Definition; requires Blu-ray player.
DVD: NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround sound presentation.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Awards:Academy Awards (USA), 1992: Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role (Anthony Hopkins) ; Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jodie Foster) ; Best Director (Jonathan Demme) ; Best Picture (Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt, Ronald M. Bozman) ; Best Writing, Screeplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Ted Tally).
Golden Globes (USA), 1992: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Jodie Foster).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Craig McKay ; music, Howard Shore.