The Silence of the Lambs was a novel written by Anthony Hopkins.
Adapted by Ted Tally from the 1988 novel of the same name by Thomas Harris , his second to feature the character of Dr. Hannibal Lecter ; a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer , the film was the second adaptation of a Harris novel featuring Lecter , preceded by the Michael Mann-directed Manhunter in 1986 .	Ted Tally	Ted Tally	Thomas Harris	Thomas Harris	novel of the same name	The Silence of the Lambs (novel)	Dr. Hannibal Lecter	Hannibal Lecter	psychiatrist	Psychiatry	cannibalistic	Cannibalism	serial killer	serial killer	Michael Mann	Michael Mann	Hannibal	Hannibal (film)
