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The Great Silence

Year:

1968

Duration:

105 min | Brazil:101 min

Genres:

Western

IMDB rate:

7.8

Director:

Sergio Corbucci

Details

Country: Italy

Release Date: 1968-11-19

Filming Locations: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Belluno, Veneto, Italy

Cast

Actor

Character

Luigi Pistilli

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Silence

Klaus Kinski

Loco

Frank Wolff

Burnett

Vonetta McGee

Pauline

Mario Brega

Martin

Carlo D'Angelo

Governor

Marisa Merlini

Regina

Maria Mizar

Marisa Sally

Raf Baldassarre

Cyclops

Spartaco Conversi

Walter

Remo De Angelis

Mirella Pamphili

Barfly

Fortunato Arena

Outlaw (uncredited)

Lewis E. Ciannelli

Charlie (voice: English version) (uncredited)

Bruno Corazzari

Charlie (uncredited)

Carolyn De Fonseca

Regina (voice: English version) (uncredited)

Loris Loddi

Silence

Edward Mannix

Clerk (voice: English version) (uncredited)

Benito Pacifico

Coachman (uncredited)

Mimmo Poli

Barman (uncredited)

Claudio Ruffini

Hunter (uncredited)

Ted Rusoff

Outlaw (voice: English version) (uncredited)

Giulia Salvatori

Child (uncredited)

Dan Sturkie

Walter (voice: English version) (uncredited)

Mel Welles

Pollicut (voice: English version) (uncredited)

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Trivia

According to "Once Upon a Time in the Italian West" by Howard Hughes, Silence's distinctive rapid-firing pistol is the 1896 7,63 mm Mauser Broomhandle.

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Jean-Louis Trintignant agreed to play in a spaghetti western under the condition that he did not have to learn any lines for the role. That's why the main character conveniently became a mute in the story.

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The snow in the town of Snow Hill was created by gallons of shaving cream.

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Goofs

On the map in the governor's office, the state of Nevada is identified as Utah.

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Various spelling mistakes in the title cards.

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Quotes

Sheriff Burnett: Hey, you. That's no way to transport the dead. Against regulations. I'm Gideon Burnett, the new sheriff of Snow Hill.

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Sheriff Burnett: Listen to me, friends. Be patient. There'll be an amnesty soon, and you can all go home, so best leave Loco to the law. I guarantee ya', there's food for all of ya' at Snow Hill so go there, and feed yourselves. But take my advice: In the future, go easy on the horse meat; it's not all as tender as mine.

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Pauline: 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.

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