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The Great Silence

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7.5/10 • 425

1968-11-221h 46m

WesternDrama

His voice was the silence of death!

A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.

Directors
Sergio Corbucci
Editors
Amedeo Salfa

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  1. Jean-Louis Trintignant

    Jean-Louis Trintignant

    Silence

  2. Klaus Kinski

    Klaus Kinski

    Loco (Tigrero)

  3. Frank Wolff

    Frank Wolff

    Sheriff Burnett

  4. Luigi Pistilli

    Luigi Pistilli

    Pollicut

  5. Vonetta McGee

    Vonetta McGee

    Pauline

  6. Mario Brega

    Mario Brega

    Martin

  7. Carlo D'Angelo

    Carlo D'Angelo

    Governor

  8. Marisa Merlini

    Marisa Merlini

    Regina

  9. Maria Mizar

    Maria Mizar

    Blonde Saloon girl

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John Chard

Mar 9, 2017

7/10

For all I know he is the devil. The Great Silence is directed by Sergio Corbucci and Corbucci co- writes the screenplay with Mario Amendola, Bruno Corbucci and Vittoriano Petrilli. It stars Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, Vonetta McGee and Mario Brega. Music is by Ennio Morricone and cinematography by Silvano Ippoliti. Snowhill, Utah - Winter at the turn of the century, and the local villagers have succumbed to thievery purely to survive. But with that comes bounties on their heads, which brings into the area the bounty hunters who are a law unto themselves. Enter the mute gunfighter known as Silence, who has a deep rooted hatred of bounty hunters... Something of a cult classic and massively popular in Spaghetti Western fan's circles, The Great Silence is as perpetually cold as the snowy landscapes that surround this tale. Death is a financial commodity, greed and corruption stalks the land, while the shades between right and wrong are as blurry as can be. The violence cuts deep, none more so than with the famous finale that closes down the pic with a pneumatic thud. The photography captures the winter scapes perfectly and is in tune with the narrative drive, while maestro Morricone lays a ethereal musical score over proceedings. There's some daft goofs such as a dead man blinking and manacles that mysteriously disappear, and not all the acting is of the standard that Kinski and Wolff provide, but this is one utterly unforgettable bowl of Spaghetti. Its reputation in the pasta circles well deserved. 8/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Budget
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Revenue
$53,074.00
Keywords
dying and deathgunslingersheriffbounty huntersaloondesolatenesswinterutahrepaymentsadisticanti herohungergreedself-defensemountain villagerocky mountainsprovocationchildhood traumacoldnessgun battlemassacrefacial scarspaghetti westerngang of outlawsslit throatrevisionist westerngrieving widowmute characteranti-capitalist