Anthony Hopkin's Hannibal Lecter movie costume from The Silence of the Lambs on display...

Halloween may be over for this year, but the frights keep coming with this screen-worn costume from 1991's The Silence of the Lambs. Director Jonathan Demme adapts Thomas Harris's 1988 novel of the same name for the big screen and the psychological horror thriller sees Jodie Foster star as a young FBI trainee named 'Clarice Starling' who is hunting the 'Buffalo Bill' serial killer. In order to catch the killer, who likes to skin his female victims, Starling seeks the advice of Anthony Hopkins 'Dr. Hannibal Lecter', a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer himself, who is imprisoned at the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. The film garnered seven Academy Award nominations and scored five Oscar wins, including for Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor and Actress in a Leading Role. 

Hannibal Lecter movie costume worn by Anthony Hopkins

in The Silence of the Lambs

This screen-used asylum straightjacket costume on a hand truck with augmented restraints and custom muzzle from the movie was photographed on display at The Horror Show exhibition currently at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 4, 2026.

Legendary Costume Designer Colleen Atwood was responsible for helping to craft Hannibal Lecter's iconic look.

Hockey mask designer Ed Cubberly created Lecter's infamous mask, a fiberglass piece left uncoated to evoke dried, taut skin.

Anthony Hopkins fans can also enjoy a closer look at his Odin movie costume from Thor: The Dark World, his Hitchcock movie costume and his film costume from The Wolfman on display.

The Silence of the Lambs movie poster