The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Nutzer-Bewertung:

8.6/10   

Regisseur:

Jonathan Demme

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Thomas Harris (novel)
Ted Tally (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

14. Februar 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Krimi | Thriller

Werbezeile:

Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Brilliant. Cunning. Psychotic. In his mind lies the clue to a ruthless killer. - Clarice Starling, FBI. Brilliant. Vulnerable. Alone. She must trust him to stop the killer.

Plot:

A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

Plot Keywords:

Murder Investigation | Animal In Title | Mangina | Fat Girl | Escape

Auszeichnungen:

Won 5 Oscars. Another 39 wins & 27 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Perfectly executed dramatic thriller

Besetzung

Jodie Foster	...	Clarice Starling
Anthony Hopkins	...	Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Scott Glenn	...	Jack Crawford
Anthony Heald	...	Dr. Frederick Chilton
Ted Levine	...	Jame 'Buffalo Bill' Gumb
Frankie Faison	...	Barney Matthews
Kasi Lemmons	...	Ardelia Mapp
Brooke Smith	...	Catherine Martin
Paul Lazar	...	Pilcher
Dan Butler	...	Roden
Lawrence T. Wrentz	...	Agent Burroughs
Don Brockett	...	Friendly Psychopath in Cell
Frank Seals Jr.	...	Brooding Psychopath in Cell
Stuart Rudin	...	Miggs
Masha Skorobogatov	...	Young Clarice Starling

Alternativ:

Schweigen der Lämmer, Das (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

118 Min

Land:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Eastmancolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby SR

Altersfreigabe:

Denmark:15 | Italy:VM14 | USA:R (certificate #30301) | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (tv rating) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 (directors cut, video realese) | Finland:K-16 (cut video version) | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (video rating) (special edition) | Australia:M (re-rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:15 (original rating) | Ireland:18 (re-rating) | Israel:18 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 (cut) | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Singapore:PG (video rating) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Singapore:R(A) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario)

Drehorte:

Bellaire, Ohio, USA

Firma:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Dies und das:

The movie's poster was as #16 of "The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever" by Premiere.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: As Hannibal escapes, he kicks the cell door onto the guard, causing the door to be in between Hannibal and the guard. Yet in the very next shot, the guard is right in front of Hannibal so he can bite him.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
FBI instructor: Starling! Starling! Crawford wants to see you in his office.
Clarice Starling: Thank you, sir.

Querbezüge:

Bezug enthalten in "Saturday Night Live: Ian McKellen/Kylie Minogue (#27.15)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Hip Priest

Perfectly executed dramatic thriller

The Silence of the Lambs, having accomplished the rare feat of winning all five of the major Academy Award categories, is a remarkable achievement in filmmaking. Gruesome, pulpish material was transformed by dedicated participants on all levels of production, and a film that would have failed in the hands of many others wound up becoming a modern masterpiece. Taut direction and a superb screenplay might be the best arguments for the film's power, but the flashiest are certainly delivered in the bravura performances of Hopkins and Foster. Their interplay -- and remember, they only share a handful of scenes together -- is nothing short of riveting.