The Great Silence
1968 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 7.5 · 95% critics
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
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Details
- Original title
- Il grande silenzio
- Years
- 1968
- Release date
- 1968-11-22
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (458 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 Loco (Tigrero)
Frank Wolff
as Sheriff Burnett
Luigi Pistilli
as Pollicut
Vonetta McGee
as Pauline
Mario Brega
as Martin
Carlo D'Angelo
as Governor
Marisa Merlini
as Regina
Maria Mizar
as Blonde Saloon girl
- MS
Marisa Sally
as Black-Haired Saloon Girl
Directed by Sergio Corbucci