9 things about ‘Silence of the Lambs’ that will surprise you

It's one of only three films to win the Big Five at the Academy Awards.
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9 things about ‘Silence of the Lambs’ that will surprise you
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Our CineFix series, Things You Didn't Know, looked into the Oscar-winning horror-thriller Silence of the Lambs, and found nine things you might not have known about the film.

While they gave Academy Award-winning performances, did you know that Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins were not the director's first pick for the roles? Did you catch the other familiar faces who made cameos throughout the movie as well?

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