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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 20, 2017 13:55:26 GMT
 "Once, my husband told me of this man. He avenges our wrongs. And the bounty killers sure do tremble when he appears. They call him "Silence." Because wherever he goes, the silence of death follows."
For the unlucky souls left behind in the freezing small town of Snow Hill during the winter of 1899, the only thing that seem to stand, is lawlessness.
And over a certain time, the village have become a much popular hunting ground for trigger happy bounty hunters, who will not let the lives of a few desperate citizens stand in their way of making a profit.
But not everyone has given in to the vicious intruders, as a vengeful widow decides to take a stand by hiring the help from an infamous gunslinger, only known as Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant) in order to take out her late husbands brutal murderer, Loco (Klaus Kinski) and his violent crew of misfits.Director Sergio Corbucci, the legendary Ennio Morricone and along with the great talents of Klaus Kinski, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Vonetta McGee made The Great Silence or Il Grande Silenzio out to be one of the finest and most unusual western films of the 1960s, where it takes place in snow filled sorroundings, that is backed up with a bleak atmosphere and seems to be a long shot away from the more usual and adventurous worlds set in most western releases. With his piercing blue eyes, and menacing approach, Klaus Kinski dominates every scene he's in, as Kinski delivers one of his most memorable and evil roles as Loco, and yet he comes off as quite a likeable figure, which is impressive, considering that he is not the kind of guy you want to get on the wrong side of. The less chatty or talkative/vocal gunslinger is not exactly an uncommon cliche in most westerns, but in this case our "hero" at least has a pretty good excuse, as the french actor Jean-Louis Trintignant did not speak english, and instead of waiting around for another leading man/actor who did, Sergio Corbucci decided to wrote him in as a mute. The beautiful Vonetta McGee stars as the vengeful widow who seeks justice by having a gunslinger take on the job of becoming judge, jury and executioner. |
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Post by koskiewicz on May 21, 2017 15:40:24 GMT
...one of my favorite all time westerns...the ending is gut wrenching...
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Post by geralmar on Dec 19, 2017 6:52:57 GMT
I'm sorry; but for me it's just a bunch of sad sack cowboys moping around in the snow waiting for Klaus Kinski to put them out of their misery. I was unimpressed with the ending. For a real shocker I suggest More Dead Than Alive (1969).
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Dec 19, 2017 7:49:40 GMT
Will check out that one--oh wow its a Vincent Price film I never heard of!
Yeah, the Great Silence-with the shaving cream snow---I think the interesting thing about it is that if not for the sheriff, Loco would have probably been killed about half way through the movie because he was going for his gun when the sheriff shows up to intervene.
One recent Kinski western I saw THE GOLD OF SAM COOPER--he's more of a good guy in that one--it's a Treasure of the Sierra Madre done spaghetti style.
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Post by geralmar on Dec 19, 2017 21:39:46 GMT
Will check out that one--oh wow its a Vincent Price film I never heard of! Yes, Vincent Price; and the other Clint-- Clint Walker. I saw the movie at the drive-in shortly after its release. All I will say about it is that it is completely ordinary-- then suddenly it isn't. For a fun Kinski movie I suggest Creature (1985). Kinski has little more than a cameo; but he is hilarious as he discusses the monster while casually munching a sandwich. |
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Post by politicidal on Dec 25, 2017 17:42:39 GMT
"...With his piercing blue eyes, and menacing approach, Klaus Kinski dominates every scene he's in, as Kinski delivers one of his most memorable and evil roles."
If the allegations are true, he was an evil villain irl too.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Dec 29, 2017 8:12:54 GMT
For a real shocker I suggest More Dead Than Alive (1969). Haha Yeah I see what you mean. Basically the movie is a New Testament morality tale until the last 5 minutes then it goes completely Old Testament. |
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Post by towncaller on Jan 15, 2018 15:38:54 GMT
Vincent Price was in another "western" titled The Jackals, right time period but set in a South African gold mining territory.
A great western set in the snow covered winter is Day of the Outlaw, where the snowbound location is an integral part of the plot.
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Post by The Social Introvert on Jan 30, 2018 17:03:17 GMT
Probably the best non-Leone Spaggetti western.
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Post by Aj_June on Apr 19, 2018 12:22:27 GMT
...one of my favorite all time westerns...the ending is gut wrenching... Yeah the ending was not as expected in a conventional western movie but quite realistic albeit sad. I liked the Morricone's score Do you know about the alternate ending? Here is the alternate ending that director had shot for some markets which are not a big fan of pessimistic endings. |
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Sept 22, 2018 18:34:29 GMT
www.imdb.com/title/tt0063032/referenceIn my book a little over rated, but a damn fine picture for sure > For all I know he is the devil. The Great Silence is directed by Sergio Corbucci and Corbucci co- writes the screenplay with Mario Amendola, Bruno Corbucci and Vittoriano Petrilli. It stars Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, Vonetta McGee and Mario Brega. Music is by Ennio Morricone and cinematography by Silvano Ippoliti. Snowhill, Utah - Winter at the turn of the century, and the local villagers have succumbed to thievery purely to survive. But with that comes bounties on their heads, which brings into the area the bounty hunters who are a law unto themselves. Enter the mute gunfighter known as Silence, who has a deep rooted hatred of bounty hunters... Something of a cult classic and massively popular in Spaghetti Western fan's circles, The Great Silence is as perpetually cold as the snowy landscapes that surround this tale. Death is a financial commodity, greed and corruption stalks the land, while the shades between right and wrong are as blurry as can be. The violence cuts deep, none more so than with the famous finale that closes down the pic with a pneumatic thud. The photography captures the winter scapes perfectly and is in tune with the narrative drive, while maestro Morricone lays a ethereal musical score over proceedings. There's some daft goofs such as a dead man blinking and manacles that mysteriously disappear, and not all the acting is of the standard that Kinski and Wolff provide, but this is one utterly unforgettable bowl of Spaghetti. Its reputation in the pasta circles well deserved. 8/10
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Post by mslo79 on May 28, 2019 10:52:45 GMT
I just viewed that recently and overall I thought it was pretty average/forgettable. but I suspect it's the ending in why people generally like it as it does not play out how you would expect.
personally I like the directors other movie more... Django (1966), which I also viewed recently, and ill be re-watching this one again.
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