The Great Silence

The Great Silence

1968 · 107 min · IT · NR · 7.5 (487 votes)
Dir. Sergio Corbucci · Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, Mario Brega, Carlo D'Angelo · Music Ennio Morricone

“His voice was the silence of death!”

WesternDrama

A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.

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A stark, unforgiving landscape mirrors the cold, silent struggle for survival. This is a brutal, operatic Western where every action carries immense weight, set against a backdrop of desolation and quiet desperation.

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