The Silence of the Lambs screenplay

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Year:1991

Director:Jonathan Demme

Written by:Ted Tally (Screenplay), Thomas Harris (Novel)

Script Synopsis: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.

The Silence of the Lambs Script Resources:

The Silence of the Lambs Script PDF at Script Slug
The Silence of the Lambs Script at IMSDb
The Silence of the Lambs Script at Horror Lair
The Silence of the Lambs Script - final draft at The Daily Script
The Silence of the Lambs Script at The Daily Script
The Silence of the Lambs Script at Horror Lair
The Silence of the Lambs Script - Final script at Screenplays For You
The Silence of the Lambs Script PDF - (EARLY) 7/28/89 2ND at Script City ($)
The Silence of the Lambs Script PDF - 1/15/90 4TH DRAFT at Script City ($)
The Silence of the Lambs Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Silence of the Lambs Script PDF - [4th shoot 10/6/1989] at Script Fly ($)
The Silence of the Lambs Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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