The Great Silence

1968

1h 46m

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7.5/10

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Western

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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

Writers

Mario Amendola(screenplay by)

Bruno Corbucci(screenplay by)

Vittoriano Petrilli(screenplay by)

Stars

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Klaus Kinski

Frank Wolff

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Top cast

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Silence

Loco (Tigrero)

Sheriff Burnett

Pollicut

Pauline

Martin

Governor

Regina

Blonde Saloon girl

Black-Haired Saloon Girl

Raf Baldassarre

Sanchez

Spartaco Conversi

Walter

Remo De Angelis

Fake Sheriff in Flashback

Mirella Pamphili

Red-Haired Saloon Girl in Flashback

Outlaw

Man in Saloon

Poker player

Charlie

Directors

Sergio Corbucci

Writers

Mario Amendola(screenplay by)

Bruno Corbucci(screenplay by)

Vittoriano Petrilli(screenplay by)

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_**Killers in the snow of the (Italian) Old West**_ In 1898, a mute gunfighter called Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant) comes to a snowy town in northern Utah where ruthless bounty hunters clash with fugitives in the hills. He accepts a job from a widow (Vonetta McGee) to take out Loco (Klaus Kinski), the man who slew her husband. Directed & co-written by Sergio Corbucci, “The Great Silence” (1968) ranks with the better Spaghetti Westerns due to several highlights: The awesome snowy setting, a moving score by Ennio Morricone, the silent protagonist, the uniquely beautiful Vonetta McGee (a rare black woman in a prominent role in an old Western), the dastardly villain played by Kinski and the shocking climax. It influenced future Westerns, like “The Claim” (2000) and “The Hateful Eight” (2015). As with most Italian Westerns from back then, the English dubbing is serviceable at best. The only issue I have on this front is the voice used for Kinski’s character, which seems incongruous. The movie runs 1 hour, 45 minutes, and was shot about 15 miles from the border of Austria in northeastern Italy (San Cassiano & Cortina d'Ampezzo), as well as the flashback done at Bracciano Lake, Rome, with other stuff done in Elios Studios, Rome. GRADE: B+

Wuchak29 Nov, 2021