The Silence of the Lambs (film) The Silence of the Lambs (film) The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American psychological horror-thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme from a screenplay written by Ted Tally, adapted from Thomas Harris's 1988 novel of the same name. The film stars Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, and Anthony Heald. In the film, Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee, seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer to apprehend another serial killer, known only as "Buffalo Bill", who skins his female victims' corpses. The novel was Harris's first and
John Proctor (FBI agent) Anderson from the film "Mississippi Burning", played by Gene Hackman, is loosely based on Proctor. John Proctor died in Queen City Nursing Home in Meridian, Mississippi on May 30, 1999 of Heart failure, At Age of 73 leaving behind him a wife and three children. John Proctor (FBI agent) John H. Proctor, Jr. (born on April 19, 1926 in Reform, Alabama - died on May 30, 1999 in Meridian, Mississippi) was an American FBI agent and US Navy Veteran during World War II, he most famous for his role in investigating the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in 1964.