# The Great Silence (1968)

> In a frozen Utah frontier ruled by predatory bounty hunters, a mute gunfighter becomes a widow’s instrument of revenge in a stark and uncompromising spaghetti western.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4384

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Western, Drama
- Director: Sergio Corbucci
- Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, Mario Brega, Carlo D'Angelo, Marisa Merlini, Maria Mizar
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063032/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, foreboding, austere, classic western night, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

In a world of snow and vengeance, a mute gunslinger seeks justice against ruthless bounty hunters.

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