The silence of the lambs

Author

Jonathan Demme

Call Number

• DVD MYSTERY/THRILLER (CEN)

Edition

Two-DVD special edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2018]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (118 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 19 cm.)

Audience

MPAA rating: R.

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!

Notes

Based upon the novel by Thomas Harris.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.

Special features: New 4K digital restoration, approved by director of photography Tak Fujimoto ; alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack ; audio commentary from 1994 featuring director Jonathan Demme, actors Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, screenwriter Ted Tally, and former FBI agent John Douglas ; new interview with critic Maitland McDonagh ; thirty-five minutes of deleted scenes ; interview from 2005 with Demme and Foster ; four documentaries featuring hours of interviews with cast and crew ; behind-the-scenes featurette ; storyboards ; trailer.