The Great Silence [Blu-ray]

Director: Sergio Corbucci

Overview

Italian filmmaker Sergio Corbucci directed this serious-minded populist spin on the spaghetti western, starring Jean-Louis Trintignant as Silence, whose vocal cords have been slashed by sadistic bounty hunters. Silence joins with local hillfolk in fighting the corrupt and tyrannical authorities in the town of Snow Mill. Corbucci's sympathies are clearly with his bandit heroes, who are only doing what they must to survive, while the law is represented by a corrupt sheriff, who lets his wealthy patrons run wild, and sadistic scum like Klaus Kinski, who kills the poor because he enjoys it. Politically charged in a way that only a film of its time could be, Il Grande Silenzio's themes of class struggle and violent revolution were a bit too hot for an American release in 1968. Vonetta McGee co-stars with genre regulars Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, and Raf Baldassare.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/05/2018
UPC:	0859686006611
Original Release:	1968
Rating:	NR
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:45:00
Sales rank:	14,435

Special Features

Cox on Corbucci - Alex Cox pays tribute to the maestro; Western, Italian Style - 1968 documentary; Two alternate endings; Original theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jean-Louis Trintignant	Silence
Klaus Kinski	Loco
Frank Wolff	Sheriff Burnett
Luigi Pistilli	Pollicut
Vonetta McGee	Pauline
Mario Brega	Martin
Carlo D'Angelo	Governor
Spartaco Conversi	Walter
Marisa Merlini	Regina
Maria Mizar	Actor
Marisa Sally	Actor
Raf Baldassarre	One-Eyed Bounty Hunter
Remo De Angelis	Actor
Mirella Pamphili	Saloon Girl
Bruno Corazzari	Charlie
Lewis E. Ciannelli	Charlie
Carolyn De Fonseca	Regina
Loris Loddi	Silence as a Boy
Benito Pacifico	Coachman
Lino Coletta	Hunter
Jacques Dorfmann	Miguel
Ennio Morricone	Composer

Technical Credits

Bruno Corbucci

Mario Amendola

Vittoriano Petrilli

Attilio Riccio	Producer
Alberto Marras	Producer
Bruno Corbucci	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Mario Amendola	Screenwriter
Vittoriano Petrilli	Screenwriter
Romano Pampaloni	Sound Effects