The film pulled off three rare Academy Awards feats when it won five Oscars in 1992.

In a March 1991 interview with PEOPLE, Hopkins, then 53, revealed why he believed the role was one of his “best” works at the time Thirty-five years after The Silence of the Lambs first terrified and ...

I know it's a little early in the day, but think about having an old friend for dinner tonight, with fava beans... (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS") ANTHONY HOPKINS: (As Hannibal Lecter) ...