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The Great Silence

Name: The Great Silence
Genre: Western, Drama
Released: 1968-11-22
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 7.5

★ 7,5 /10 (483 Votes)

1968 IT 107 min

Overview

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

Stream

Release date

22/11/1968

Votes

483

Popularity

4.2

His voice was the silence of death!

Genres

Western Drama

Status

Released

Original title

Il grande silenzio

Language

Runtime

107 min

Revenue

$500,000

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Silence

Klaus Kinski

Tigrero

Frank Wolff

Sheriff Gideon Corbett

Luigi Pistilli

Henry Pollicut

Mario Brega

Martin

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Carlo D'Angelo

Utah Governor

Marisa Merlini

Regina

Maria Mizar

Blonde Saloon Girl

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Marisa Sally

Black-Haired Saloon Girl

Raf Baldassarre

Bobo Schultz

Spartaco Conversi

Walter

Remo De Angelis

Sheriff in Flashback

Mirella Pamphili

Red-Haired Saloon Girl in Flashback

Vonetta McGee

Pauline Middleton

Fortunato Arena

Outlaw (uncredited)

Giulio Baraghini

Man in Saloon (uncredited)

Gino Barbacane

Poker Player (uncredited)

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Guglielmo Bogliani

Klaus Schultz (uncredited)

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Lino Coletta

Bounty Killer in the Snow (uncredited)

Bruno Corazzari

Charlie (uncredited)

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Antonio Danesi

Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)

Gianni Di Segni

Bounty Killer at Saloon (uncredited)

Jacques Dorfmann

Miguel (uncredited)

Paolo Figlia

Jack (uncredited)

Néstor Garay

(uncredited)

Adriana Giuffrè

Silence's Mother (uncredited)

Rocco Lerro

Outlaw (uncredited)

Loris Loddi

Silence as a Boy (uncredited)

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William Major

Bounty Killer (uncredited)

Mauro Mannatrizio

Bounty Killer (uncredited)

Maurizio Mannoia

Outlaw (uncredited)

Emilio Messina

Silence's Father (uncredited)

Benito Pacifico

Coachman (uncredited)

Fulvio Pellegrino

Governor's Assistant (uncredited)

Mimmo Poli

Barman (uncredited)

Virgilio Ponti

Bounty Killer (uncredited)

Aldo Ralli

Al's Deputy (uncredited)

Claudio Ruffini

Bounty Killer (uncredited)

Giulia Salvatori

Child (uncredited)

Andrea Scotti

Gordon (uncredited)

Pupita Lea Scuderoni

Miguel's Mother (uncredited)

Lorenzo Terzon

Governor's Assistant (uncredited)

Bruno Ukmar

Bounty Killer (uncredited)

Clemente Ukmar

Bounty Killer (uncredited)

Franco Ukmar

Bounty Killer (uncredited)

Giancarlo Ukmar

Outlaw (uncredited)

Giovanni Ukmar

Outlaw (uncredited)

Sergio Ukmar

Outlaw (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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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 themse…

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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 …

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Set against a really effective wintry, hostile, background this tells the story of revenge - and that's always best served cold! A woman "Pauline" (Vonetta McGee) and her family are the victims of unscrupulous bandits. Bent of avenging their heinous behaviour, she hires an equally ruthless and deadly enforcer of her own (Jean-Louis Trintignant) to even the score. This anonymous, mute, gunman is very adept at settling scores, and as the bodies gradually pile up, it looks like a confrontation with the bounty hunter/killer "Tigrero" (Klaus Kinski) cannot be long for the waiting. This is a film th…

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