The Silence of the Lambs Blu-ray

Release Year: 1991

Runtime: 119 min

Rating: R

Director: Jonathan Demme

Cast: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald

Studios: Orion Pictures, Strong Heart, A Luta Continua

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.

Special Features:

New 4K digital restoration

approved by director of photography Tak Fujimoto, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.

Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack

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. Interview from 2005 with Demme and Foster.

Four documentaries featuring hours of interviews with cast and crew

Behind-the-scenes featurette. Storyboards. Trailer.

PLUS: A book

featuring an introduction by Foster, an essay by critic Amy Taubin, pieces from 2000 and 2013 by author Thomas Harris on the origins of the character Hannibal Lecter, and a 1991 interview with Demme.

Technical Specifications:

• 2.0 Surround
• DTS-HD Master Audio