Review of The Great Silence (1968) by Michael T — 28 Feb 2008
Sergio Leone did not invent the Italian western he just made the best of them, but there were other directors making some pretty good films in the "Spaghetti Western" genre. One of Leone's contemporary's was Sergio Corbucci who directed DJANGO and several other westerns.
This is probably his best western, set in a bleak and unusual snow-bound Utah in which bounty hunters are killing "outlaws" and the mute gunslinger, Silence (Jean-Paul Trintignant) carries out his personal crusade against the bounty killers.
One of Klaus Kinski's best performances in a spaghetti western, he rounds out a pretty solid cast. This film does not end on an upbeat note, however. Corbucci is just as pessimistic as his friend Leone.
This review of The Great Silence (1968) was written by Michael T on 28 Feb 2008.
The Great Silence has generally received very positive reviews.
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