The Great Silence (1968)

Name: The Great Silence (1968)
Genre: Western
Released: January 26, 2018
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Carlo D'Angelo, Frank Wolff, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Luigi Pistilli

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Film Movement | Release Date: January 26, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Carlo D'Angelo, Frank Wolff, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Luigi Pistilli, Maria Mizar, Mario Brega, Marisa Merlini, Marisa Sally, Vonetta McGee

Summary: On an unforgiving, snow swept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious Loco (Klaus Kinski) prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. As the price on each head is collected one-by-one, only a mute gunslinger named Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant) stands between the innocent refuges and theOn an unforgiving, snow swept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious Loco (Klaus Kinski) prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. As the price on each head is collected one-by-one, only a mute gunslinger named Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant) stands between the innocent refuges and the greed and corruption that the bounty hunters represent. But, in this harsh, brutal world, the lines between right and wrong aren't always clear and good doesn't always triumph. [Film Movement]… Expand

Director: Sergio Corbucci

Genre(s): Western

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 105 min

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Simon Abrams

Because Silence’s might doesn’t eventually set things right for Snow Hill’s residents, The Great Silence goes out with a devastating bang. Read full review

A.O. Scott

There is something about the film’s brazen mixing of incompatible elements that defies categorization, imitation or even sober critical assessment. It’s anarchic and rigorous, sophisticated and goofy, heartfelt and cynical. The score, by Ennio Morricone, is as mellow as wine. The action is raw, nasty and blood-soaked. The story is preposterous, the politics sincere. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Apr 26, 2018

While the film's masterful imagery — this might be the coldest, snowiest western ever — and inventive Ennio Morricone score are spectacular, less audience friendly is a nihilistic, revisionist denouement that apocalyptically subverts the genre's norms. Read full review

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Deanomite

Jan 11, 2020

This is my favorite Spaghetti Western. It is not too long, the music is really moving, the characters feel more human the love is more passionate, the scenery is colder and prettier. There is a beautiful sadness to this that should be present in other westerns and somehow is not, maybeThis is my favorite Spaghetti Western. It is not too long, the music is really moving, the characters feel more human the love is more passionate, the scenery is colder and prettier. There is a beautiful sadness to this that should be present in other westerns and somehow is not, maybe it's the loneliness of a protagonist that cannot speak.… Expand

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Came

Oct 31, 2019

The Great Silence is directed by the director who made the original Django film (1966). The Great Silence is a great western but it's more realistic & brutal than the average western films with shootouts and other fun stuff.
The story works everything is well made in my opinion.

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Nov 10, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A stylish "Spaghetti Western" with a great soundtrack by Ennio Morricone. This is an obvious inspiration for "The Hateful Eight" with its freezing landscapes and downbeat ending… Expand

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