The Great Silence (Il Grande silenzio) (1968)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1968 Wide

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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 clearly with his bandit heroes, who are only doing what they must to survive, while the law is represented by a corrupt sheriff, who lets his wealthy

Unrated, 1 hr. 45 min.

Western, Drama, Art House & International

Directed By: Sergio Corbucci

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1968 Wide

On DVD: Jan 27, 2004

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The frozen setting heightens Corbucci's severity

February 7, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

It's in the same pasta bowl as the Sergio Leone films, only with even more red sauce.

January 24, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Certainly the most bleak spaghetti western. If you think about it, that is saying a lot.

May 21, 2011

Reid Volk

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The beauty of Il Grande Silenzio is that it tells such a dark tale in the most straighfoward manner possible. It forgets about the western myths and goes for the crude aspects of this world. Silenzio is not a hero, just a man defending himself, Loco is not a cartoonish "bad guy", just somebody doing his job. With

August 4, 2007