Release Date: February 14th, 1991
DVD Release Date: October 3rd, 1997
R|1 hr 59 min
Plot Summary
Jodie Foster stars as Clarice Starling, a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), 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.
Cast: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Brooke Smith, Diane Baker, Kasi Lemmons
Director: Jonathan Demme
Genres: Thriller, Crime drama
Production Co: Orion Pictures
Distributors: Orion Pictures
Keywords: Escape, Prison, Mystery, 1980s, Suspenseful, Rescue, Pursuit, Police officer, Dark
