The Great Silence
On an unforgiving, snow-swept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious Loco (Klaus Kinski) prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. Only a mute gunslinger named Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant) stands between the innocent refugees and the corrupt bounty hunters. But, in this harsh, brutal world, the lines between right and wrong are not always clear, and good does not always triumph. Featuring superb photography and a haunting score from maestro Ennio Morricone, director Sergio Corbucci’s bleak, brilliant and violent vision of an immoral, honorless West is widely considered to be among the best and most influential Westerns ever made.
"One of the best—if also bleakest—Italian Westerns ever made, yet it was rarely seen until its 2018 restoration and re-release... This smart film subverts expectations right up to the brutal ending... Highly recommended." - Video Librarian
Cast
- Klaus Kinski
- Jean-Louis Trintignant
- Vonetta McGee
- Frank Wolff
- Luigi Pistilli
- Mario Brega
DVD Features
Cox on Corbucci: filmmaker and author Alex Cox (Repo Man) surveys Sergio Corbucci's career and how The Great Silence fits within the maestro's oeuvre.
Western, Italian Style: 1968 documentary on Italian westerns includes prime behind-the-scenes footage of The Great Silence;
Two alternate endings restored in 2K and with sound, including the option to play one of the alternate endings with Alex Cox's commentary. One of the alternate endings has never been seen before and another has never been released with sound.
The Great Silence original theatrical trailer restored in 2K.
The Great Silence 2018 theatrical trailer.
Italian and English language versions.
Ending the Silence: a new essay about The Great Silence by film critic Simon Abrams.
Sound: Stereo
Discs: 1
- "The greatest spaghetti Western ever made."
- "A gorgeous and bleak antithesis to what Hollywood was doing at the time, Sergio Corbucci’s The Great Silence is one of the all-time great Italian westerns, and truly one of the best westerns ever made. If you didn’t get a chance to catch this on a big screen when it was making the rounds last year, be sure to grab Film Movement Classics’ striking 50th anniversary 2K restored Blu-ray, which sparkles. Bonus features on the disc include an Alex Cox tribute to the film, as well as an original 1968 documentary on the genre, plus two alternate endings, a booklet with an essay, and more. I can finally retire my Fantoma DVD edition for this superior release."
- "...the director at his most artful and daring."
- "Brutal, bleakly beautiful spaghetti Western filmed on stark locations in the Dolomites, with one of the most uncompromising and unforgettable finales ever filmed."
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