Classic Movies: THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) - New 4K Digital Restoration By The Criterion Collection

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Product Description: In this chilling adaptation of the best-selling novel by Thomas Harris, the astonishingly versatile director Jonathan Demme crafted a taut psychological thriller about an American obsession: serial murder. As Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee who enlists the help of the infamous Hannibal the Cannibal Lecter to gain insight into the mind of another killer, Jodie Foster subverts classic gender dynamics and gives one of the most memorable performances of her career. As her foil, Anthony Hopkins is the archetypal antihero cultured, quick-witted, and savagely murderous delivering a harrowing portrait of humanity gone terribly wrong. A gripping police procedural and a disquieting immersion into a twisted psyche, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS swept the Academy Awards (best picture, director, screenplay, actress, actor) and remains a cultural touchstone.

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Director: Jonathan Demme

Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Frankie Faison, Anthony Heald, Ted Levine

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Runtime: 118 min

Rating: R

Language: English

Studio: Criterion Collection

Home Video Release Date: February 13, 2018

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Blu-ray - The Criterion Collection

DVD - The Criterion Collection

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DVD

Codec: MPEG-2
Resolution: 480i
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Encoding Format: 16:9

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

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DVD: None
Blu-ray: None

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DVD: Dolby Digital 5.1
Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

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DVD: English SDH

Blu-ray: English SDH

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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-eight minutes of deleted scenes, outtakes, and a phone message from Anthony Hopkins
Interview from 2005 with Demme and Foster
'Inside the Labyrinth,' a 2001 documentary
'Page to Screen,' a 2002 program about the adaptation
Scoring “The Silence,” a 2004 interview program featuring composer Howard Shore
'Understanding the Madness,' a 2008 program featuring interviews with retired FBI special agents
Original behind-the-scenes featurette
Trailer
PLUS: An essay by critic Amy Taubin along with, in the Blu-ray edition, a new introduction by Foster; an account of the origins of the character Hannibal Lecter by author Thomas Harris; and a 1991 interview with Demme