<P> For the role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, Demme originally approached Sean Connery . After the actor turned it down, Anthony Hopkins was then offered the part based on his performance in The Elephant Man . Other actors considered for the role included Derek Jacobi and Daniel Day - Lewis . </P> <P> Scott Glenn was cast in the role of Jack Crawford, the Agent - in - Charge of the Behavioral Science Unit of the FBI in Quantico, Virginia . To prepare for the role, Glenn met with John E. Douglas, after whom the character is modeled . Douglas gave Glenn a tour of the Quantico facility and also played for him an audio tape containing various recordings that serial killers Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris had made of themselves raping and torturing a 16 - year - old girl . According to Douglas, Glenn wept as he experienced the recordings and even changed his liberal stance on the death penalty . </P> <P> Principal photography for The Silence of the Lambs began on November 15, 1989 and concluded on March 1, 1990 . Filming primarily took place in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with some scenes shot in nearby northern West Virginia . The home of Buffalo Bill used for exterior scenes was in Layton, Pennsylvania . The exterior of the Western Center near Canonsburg, Pennsylvania served as the setting for Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane . In what was a rare act of cooperation at the time, the FBI allowed scenes to be filmed at the FBI Academy in Quantico; some FBI staff members even acted in bit parts . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Silence of the Lambs: The Original Motion Picture Score </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Film score by Howard Shore </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> February 5, 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> August, 1990 in Munich </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 57: 09 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> MCA Records </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer </Th> <Td> Howard Shore </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Howard Shore chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Big (1988) Big 1988 </Td> <Td> The Silence of the Lambs (1991) </Td> <Td> Naked Lunch (1991) Naked Lunch 1991 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Hannibal Lecter chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Manhunter (1986) Manhunter 1986 </Td> <Td> The Silence of the Lambs (1991) The Silence of the Lambs1991 </Td> <Td> Hannibal (2001) Hannibal 2001 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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