"" Open up."Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)The film was adapted from the 1999 Thomas Harris novel of the same name.It was the third of a continuing series of films adapted from the best-selling books.The film was set 10 years after he events of the previous filmThe Silence of the Lambs (1991), although the novel""s time frame was seven years later.BackgroundAll he King""s Men(1949) is the fictionalized account of the rise and fall of a backwoods rebel - a story inspired by the rule (and abuse of power) of Louisiana""s colorful state governor (1928-32) and Democratic U.Daena agreed to lead them back into the jungle where they were caught, but only if they also rescued her family along the way.A silver sun burned through the sky like a huge magnifying glass.It was the hottest Sunday in my recollection.I felt as if I were he only human being left in New York.For Laura""s horrible death, I was alone.I, Waldo Lydecker, was the only one who really knew her.And I had just begun to write Laura""s story when - another of those detectives came to see me.I had him wait.I could watch him through the half-open door.(The chiming of the antique clock on the half-hour attracts the detective""s attention, and he walks over to it.His wife died several years ago, leaving him alone with the children.Now I understand he""s had a most difficult time managing to keep a governess there.Scared, doubtful and worried as she departs from the familiar surroundings of the Abbey, Maria walks away with her duffel bag and guitar case toward her bus transport into the countryside.