The Silence of the Lambs (1990) 4K UHD bluray steelbook

The FBI is trying in vain to track down a serial killer known as Buffalo Bill, who kidnaps and murders his female victims and then cuts off pieces of their skin. To create a psychological profile of the killer, young FBI trainee Clarice Starling visits imprisoned psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a cannibalistic murderer, in the high-security wing. However, the highly intelligent doctor pursues his own interests during their conversations: In exchange for each piece of information, he demands intimate insights into the future agent's past, who becomes increasingly entangled in his perfidious web of manipulation, power, and psychological games. While Clarice loses precious time, Buffalo Bill already has his next victim in his sights...

Reviews

”Based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Harris, director Jonathan Demme has staged a perfect, dark thriller that need not hide behind Alfred Hitchcock's best work. (prisma.de)

"With 'The Silence of the Lambs,' director Jonathan Demme has created one of the best thrillers, characterized by a perfectly staged story, excellently developed characters, and outstanding acting performances." (filmstarts.de)

"A perfectly staged, terrifying story that relies less on bloody effects than on an atmosphere of oppressive fear." (Film-Dienst)

"The floating corpse on a dissection table, the legs in the murderer's bathtub— all the exquisite details, almost discreet and yet terrifyingly precise, fit into the quiet, mechanical flow of events that drives toward the solution and the very last shock." (Die Zeit)

"An effective thriller that has been the benchmark for subsequent films in this genre – right up to the present day." (Kino-Zeit)

"WithThe Silence of the Lambs, Jonathan Demme directed a thriller that Alfred Hitchcock himself could not have made more suspenseful." (Fischer Filmalmanach)

Awards:

Oscar® 1992: Best Picture | Best Actor | Best Actress | Best Director | Best Adapted Screenplay

Golden Globe Award 1992: Best Actress

Berlinale 1991: Silver Bear

Country of origin:

USA, 1990

Age rating:

FSK (voluntary German film censorship) approved for ages 16 and up

Item number:

12382558

UPC/EAN:

4042564252033

Release date:

6.11.2025

Series:

Capelight Special Edition

Genre:

Thriller, literature

Running time approx.:

119 min.

Director:

Jonathan Demme

Cast:

Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn

Film music:

Howard Shore

Original title:

The Silence of the Lambs (1990)

Language:

German, English

Audio format:

DTS-HD 5.1

Picture:

Widescreen

Subtitles:

German, English

Special features:

+ 48-page booklet

+ Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster: The Beginning, Making The Silence of the Lambs, Breaking the Silence

+ Inside the Labyrinth: Making of The Silence of the Lambs

+ Page to Screen

+ A Wealth of Talent, Preparation and Authenticity

+ Scoring the Silence

+ Making-of-Featurette (1991)

+ Deleted Scenes

+ Outtakes

+ Anthony Hopkins' Answering Machine

+ Healing Humanity

+ Through Her Eyes

+ Understanding the Madness

+ Additional Deleted Scenes