# The Silence of the Lambs (1991)  > **To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.** > 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. **Runtime**: 1h 59m **Genres**: Crime, Thriller, Drama ## Cast - [[Jodie Foster]] as Clarice Starling - [[Anthony Hopkins]] as Dr. Hannibal Lecter - [[Scott Glenn]] as Jack Crawford - [[Ted Levine]] as Jame Gumb - [[Anthony Heald]] as Dr. Frederick Chilton - [[Brooke Smith]] as Catherine Martin - [[Diane Baker]] as Senator Ruth Martin - [[Kasi Lemmons]] as Ardelia Mapp - [[Frankie Faison]] as Barney - [[Tracey Walter]] as Lamar - [[Charles Napier]] as Lt. Boyle - [[Danny Darst]] as Sgt. Tate - [[Alex Coleman]] as Sgt. Pembry - [[Dan Butler]] as Roden - [[Paul Lazar]] as Pilcher - [[Ron Vawter]] as Paul Krendler - [[Roger Corman]] as FBI Director Hayden Burke - [[Lawrence A. Bonney]] as FBI Instructor - [[Lawrence T. Wrentz]] as Agent Burroughs - [[Don Brockett]] as Friendly Psychopath - [[Frank Seals Jr.]] as Brooding Psychopath - [[Stuart Rudin]] as Miggs - [[Maria Skorobogatov]] as Young Clarice - [[Jeffrie Lane]] as Clarice's Father - [[Leib Lensky]] as Mr. Lang - [[George 'Red' Schwartz]] as Mr. Lang's Driver - [[Jim Roche]] as TV Evangelist - [[James B. Howard]] as Boxing Instructor - [[Bill Miller]] as Mr. Brigham - [[Chuck Aber]] as Agent Terry - [[Gene Borkan]] as Oscar - [[Pat McNamara]] as Sheriff Perkins - [[Kenneth Utt]] as Dr. Akin - [[Adelle Lutz]] as TV Anchor Woman - [[Obba Babatundé]] as TV Anchor Man - [[George Michael]] as TV Sportscaster - [[Jim Dratfield]] as Sen. Martin's Aide - [[D. Stanton Miranda]] as 1st Reporter - [[Rebecca Saxon]] as 2nd Reporter - [[Cynthia Ettinger]] as Officer Jacobs - [[Brent Hinkley]] as Officer Murray - [[Steve Wyatt]] as Airport Flirt - [[David Early]] as Spooked Memphis Cop - [[Andre B. Blake]] as Tall Memphis Cop - [[Bill Dalzell]] as Distraught Memphis Cop - [[Chris Isaak]] as SWAT Commander - [[Daniel von Bargen]] as SWAT Communicator - [[Tommy Lafitte]] as SWAT Shooter - [[Josh Broder]] as EMS Attendant - [[Buzz Kilman]] as EMS Driver - [[Harry Northup]] as Mr. Bimmel - [[Lauren Roselli]] as Stacy Hubka - [[Lamont Arnold]] as Flower Delivery Man - [[John Hall]] as State Trooper (uncredited) - [[Ted Monte]] as FBI Agent (uncredited) - [[George A. Romero]] as FBI Agent in Memphis (uncredited) - [[John W. Iwanonkiw]] as Orderly (uncredited) - [[Robert W. Castle]] as Priest on Chilton's Plane (uncredited) - [[Chris McGinn]] as Autopsy Victim (uncredited) - [[Gary Goetzman]] as Guido Paonessa (uncredited) - [[Lynette Jenkins]] as Nurse (uncredited) - [[Jason Menz]] as Orderly (uncredited) - [[Edward Saxon]] as Benjamin Raspail (Head in a Jar) (uncredited) - [[Mike Schaeffer]] as Prison Guard (uncredited) - [[Ted Tally]] as SWAT Team Member (uncredited) - [[Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker]] as Man in Dashiki on Chilton's Plane (uncredited) --- [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/274) | [IMDb](https://imdb.com/title/tt0102926)