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The Great Silence

1968 · 107 min

A cold, unforgiving western that subverts heroic expectations with a bleak, tense atmosphere and a haunting sense of inevitable tragedy.

Tagline
His voice was the silence of death!
Overview
A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • greed
  • survival
  • justice
  • corruption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
western, drama
Directed by
Sergio Corbucci
Written by
Bruno Corbucci, Vittoriano Petrilli, Sergio Corbucci, Mario Amendola
Starring
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, Mario Brega, Carlo D'Angelo, Marisa Merlini, Maria Mizar
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Silvano Ippoliti
Runtime
107 min
Country
Italy, France
Languages
Italian

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