The Great Silence (1968) Movie Overview

The Great Silence (Il grande silenzio, 1968), or The Big Silence, is an Italian spaghetti western. It is widely considered by critics as the masterpiece of director Sergio Corbucci and is one of his better known movies, along with Django (1966). Unlike most conventional and spaghetti westerns, The Great Silence takes place in the snow-filled landscapes of Utah during the Great Blizzard of 1899. The movie features a score by Ennio Morricone and stars Jean-Louis Trintignant as Silence, a mute gunfighter with a grudge against bounty hunters, assisting a group of outlawed Mormons and a woman trying to avenge her husband (one of the outlaws). They are set against a group of ruthless bounty hunters, led by Loco (Klaus Kinski). Winter 1898. The rough weather brings hunger and privation to the small village of Snowhill in Utah. In order to survive, the poor people start to steal and rob. Therefore they become outlaws and have to hide in the mountains, because of the bounty rewarded on them. While people are suffering, the village becomes a paradise for bounty hunters, who can hardly be opposed by the poor, who are labelled as outlaws. When Pauline’s husband falls prey to the unscrupulous b… Source

• The Great Silence Movie Details
• Director: Sergio Corbucci
• Country: Italy , France
• Run Time: 105 min | Brazil:101 min
• Genre: Drama , Western

• Cast Overview
• Jean-Louis Trintignant as Silence
• Klaus Kinski as Tigrero / Loco
• Frank Wolff as Sheriff Burnett
• Luigi Pistilli as Pollicut
• Vonetta McGee as Pauline
• Mario Brega as Martin, Pollicut's Assistant

The Great Silence Movie Overview – Yahoo Movies

The Great Silence (1968): A group of greedy bounty hunters led by the brutal Loco (Klaus Kinski) are in pursuit of a band of outlaws who have escaped and are hiding out in the hills of the snowy Utah frontier. After an innocent man is killed with no remorse, a mute gunslinger named Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is called upon by the man's w… Source

The Great Silence Movie Review from New York Times

Italian filmmaker Sergio Corbucci directed this serious-minded populist spin on the spaghetti western, starring Jean-Louis Trintignant as Silence, whose vocal cords have been slashed by sadistic bounty-hunters. Silence joins with local hillfolk in fighting the corrupt and tyrannical authorities in the town of Snow Mill. Corbucci’s sympathies are cl… Source

The Great Silence Movie Details from Imdb

Bounty killers led by Loco prey on outlaws hiding out in the snowbound Nevada mountains. After Pauline’s husband becomes Loco’s latest victim, she hires a gunman for revenge; Silence, mute since his throat was cut as a child Written by Tom Seldon {elpuro@msn.com}… Source

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