This type of retaining wall is closely similar to cantilever walls, except it is built with the addition of thin vertical concrete webs (counterfort) installed at regular intervals along the rear side of the wall.
In 1991, Orion Pictures produced a Jonathan Demme-directed adaptation of The Silence of the Lambs, in which Lecter was played by actor Anthony Hopkins. Hopkins' Academy Awardâwinning performance made Lecter into a cultural icon. In 2001, Hannibal was adapted to film, with Hopkins reprising his role.
Gein's story lived on in 1991 with the release of the Academy Award winning film THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. Based on the book by Thomas Harris, the story featured a serial killer called Buffalo Bill, so-named because he skinned his victims. He was attempting to make a suit of human skin and turn himself into a woman.