The Great Silence

Director: Sergio Corbucci.

1968, Italy, 105, NR

Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Vonetta McGee , Luigi Pistilli.

 

A New 4k High Definition Restoration! Widely considered to be a masterpiece of Italy’s “spaghetti westerns,” – and the magnum opus of filmmaker Sergio Corbucci – this subversive, cult curio has rarely been seen in the States since its release. Many believe it is due to the radical stance it set out, (Corbucci says it was inspired by the assassination of Malcolm X), smack in the middle of 1968’s political turmoil. Set during Utah’s Great Blizzard of 1899, it stars Klaus Kinski (Aguirre, Wrath of God) as a ruthless bounty hunter who makes a dangerous enemy of a community of outlaws, led by a mute gunslinger played by Jean-Louis Trintignant (Amour, A Man and a Woman). The gorgeous widescreen photography (Silvano Ippoliti) and classic score (Ennio Morricone) puts The Great Silence right up there with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

“Corbucci’s best…a classic of transgressive cinema.” – cult filmmaker Alex Cox (Sid and Nancy, Repo Man).