Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Watch THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and many special features about the making of the film–including the full commentary excerpted here–on our streaming service, The Criterion Channel: criterionchannel.com/the-silence-of-the-lambs
(You can listen to this clip from the film without commentary by selecting the *English descriptive* alternative audio track.)
In this clip from the classic 1994 commentary track, Anthony Hopkins reveals how he found his way into Hannibal Lecter on a road trip across the United States, while Jodie Foster discusses the surprising beauty of the relationship between Dr. Lecter and her character, rookie FBI agent Clarice Starling. Head to the Criterion Channel to enjoy the full commentary, which also features director Jonathan Demme, screenwriter Ted Tally, and former FBI agent John Douglas: criterionchannel.com/the-silence-of-the-lambs/videos/the-silence-of-the-lambs-commentary
Discover more about the chameleonic, deeply compassionate cinema of Jonathan Demme with a new collection on the Criterion Channel, featuring THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS alongside SOMETHING WILD (1986), MARRIED TO THE MOB (1988), and RACHEL GETTING MARRIED (2008): criterionchannel.com/directed-by-jonathan-demme
From Christopher Nolan on FOLLOWING to David Bowie on THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, unlock the behind-the-scenes secrets of your favorite movies with the hundreds of commentaries now playing on the Criterion Channel: criterionchannel.com/commentaries
Enjoy the best moments from the over forty years of the Criterion commentary in this playlist, with new videos arriving weekly: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd0WKGexn9FAdCRP0pWcgC2BrYhwlYhZu
Watch THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and many special features about the making of the film–including the full commentary excerpted here–on our streaming service, The Criterion Channel: criterionchannel.com/the-silence-of-the-lambs
(You can listen to this clip from the film without commentary by selecting the *English descriptive* alternative audio track.)
In this clip from the classic 1994 commentary track, Anthony Hopkins reveals how he found his way into Hannibal Lecter on a road trip across the United States, while Jodie Foster discusses the surprising beauty of the relationship between Dr. Lecter and her character, rookie FBI agent Clarice Starling. Head to the Criterion Channel to enjoy the full commentary, which also features director Jonathan Demme, screenwriter Ted Tally, and former FBI agent John Douglas: criterionchannel.com/the-silence-of-the-lambs/videos/the-silence-of-the-lambs-commentary
Discover more about the chameleonic, deeply compassionate cinema of Jonathan Demme with a new collection on the Criterion Channel, featuring THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS alongside SOMETHING WILD (1986), MARRIED TO THE MOB (1988), and RACHEL GETTING MARRIED (2008): criterionchannel.com/directed-by-jonathan-demme
From Christopher Nolan on FOLLOWING to David Bowie on THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, unlock the behind-the-scenes secrets of your favorite movies with the hundreds of commentaries now playing on the Criterion Channel: criterionchannel.com/commentaries
Enjoy the best moments from the over forty years of the Criterion commentary in this playlist, with new videos arriving weekly: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd0WKGexn9FAdCRP0pWcgC2BrYhwlYhZu
