The Great Silence
1968 · Movie · NR · 106 min
★ 7.5(471)unSUB Rating
In a snowy border town in 1898, a mute gunslinger known as Silence is drawn into a brutal conflict between outlaws and ruthless bounty hunters. Hired by a vengeful young widow, he fights to protect her side as greed and corruption harden the conflict.
Also known as The Big Silence · Alive or Dead · The Silent Avenger · Death Comes Quietly
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Details
- Original title
- Il grande silenzio
- Years
- 1968
- Release date
- 1968-11-22
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 106 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.5/10 (471 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy cold, unforgiving Spaghetti Westerns with sharp tension and extreme violence; Not for you if you want a gentler, character-driven story like Django or Pale Rider.
Pros: icy snowy atmosphere; unforgettable revenge tone; Morricone score | Cons: rough English dubbing; heavy brutality; some acting missteps
Themes
- dying and death
- gunslinger
- sheriff
- bounty hunter
- saloon
- desolateness
- winter
- utah
- repayment
- sadistic
- anti hero
- hunger
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Cast & crew
Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Silence
Klaus Kinski
as Tigrero
Frank Wolff
as Sheriff Gideon Corbett
Luigi Pistilli
as Henry Pollicut
Mario Brega
as Martin
Carlo D'Angelo
as Utah Governor
Marisa Merlini
as Regina
Maria Mizar
as Blonde Saloon Girl
- MS
Marisa Sally
as Black-Haired Saloon Girl
Raf Baldassarre
as Bobo Schultz
Directed by Sergio Corbucci