Search - The Silence of the Lambs [Fullscreen Special Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1991 DVD Release: 08/21/2001 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 58 mins Studio: MGM Total Copies: 2 Genres: Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Police Detective Film See Also: The Silence of the Lambs [Widescreen], The Silence of the Lambs [Criterion], The Silence of the Lambs [Widescreen Special Edition], The Silence of the Lambs [Fullscreen], The Silence of the Lambs [Collector's Edition], The Silence of the Lambs [Blu-ray]

In this multiple Oscar-winning thriller, Jodie Foster stars as Clarice Starling, a top student at the FBI's training academy whose shrewd analyses of serial killers lands her a special assignment: the FBI is investigating a vicious murderer nicknamed Buffalo Bill, who kills young women and then removes the skin from their bodies. 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 this case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out. Lecter does indeed know something of Buffalo Bill, but his information comes with a price: in exchange for telling what he knows, he wants to be housed in a more comfortable facility. More important, he wants to speak with Clarice about her past. He skillfully digs into her psyche, forcing her to reveal her innermost traumas and putting her in a position of vulnerability when she can least afford to be weak. The film mingles the horrors of criminal acts with the psychological horrors of Lecter's slow-motion interrogation of Clarice and of her memories that emerge from it. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Jodie Foster - Clarice Starling
Anthony Hopkins - Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Scott Glenn - Jack Crawford
Anthony Heald - Dr. Frederick Chilton
Brooke Smith - Catherine Martin

Jonathan Demme's multiple award-winning The Silence of the Lambs gets a new DVD release that has only one major flaw. That flaw is a standard full-frame transfer that fails to preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround, and a Spanish soundtrack has been provided in Dolby Digital Mono. Subtitles are available in all three of those languages as well. The extensive supplemental materials include a new documentary featuring interviews with the cast, deleted scenes, outtakes, a photo gallery, a collectible booklet, and a handful of trailers and television promotional spots. This movie is available in a different package with a widescreen anamorphic transfer and all of the same features. While the widescreen edition is preferable, the special features on the Criterion laserdisc edition of the film provide a more rounded look at the making of the film than the extras on either of these DVDs. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide