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About
A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.
Theatrical
Sep 9, 2012
Box Office
$500K
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 4, 2001
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Les Films Corona, Adelphia Compagnia Cinematografica
Original Title
Il grande silenzio
Original Language
Italian
Keywords
gunslinger
sadistic
sheriff
bounty hunter
winter
repayment
saloon
hunger
anti hero
self-defense
mountain village
rocky mountains
dying and death
coldness
provocation
desolateness
utah
greed
childhood trauma
gun battle
massacre
facial scar
spaghetti western
gang of outlaws
slit throat
revisionist western
grieving widow
Quotes
See all →Legacy of Violence and Injustice
Ending Title Card
The massacres of 1898, year of the Great Blizzard, finally brought forth fierce public condemnation of the bounthy killers, who, under the guise of false legality, made violent murder a profitable way of life. For many years there was a clapboard sign at Snow Hill which carried this legend: MEN'S BOOTS CAN KICK UP THE DUST OF THIS PLACE FOR A THOUSAND YEARS, BUT NOTHING MAN CAN EVER DO WILL WIPE OUT THE BLOOD STAINS OF THE POOR FOLK WHO FELL HERE.
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Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Desperate Plea for Love and Safety
Pauline
There wasn't time! I'm sorry. I tried... but that Loco had captured em. He'd taken them all as hostages to the saloon. He wants to shoot it out with you, just you and him. He said to tell you... if you don't, he'll kill every one of them! But... you can't, Silence! You're hurt real bad. Besides... I'm certain it's a trap. You can't trust him. Don't get involved. You're just one man. Please don't go. Let's run for it. There must be some place we can go. They're gonna kill em either way, they're all gonna die! I don't want you dead. I love you.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Silence
K
Klaus Kinski
Tigrero
F
Frank Wolff
Sheriff Gideon Corbett
L
Luigi Pistilli
Henry Pollicut
M
Mario Brega
Martin
C
Carlo D'Angelo
Utah Governor
M
Marisa Merlini
Regina
M
Maria Mizar
Blonde Saloon Girl
R
Raf Baldassarre
Bobo Schultz
S
Spartaco Conversi
Walter
R
Remo De Angelis
Sheriff in Flashback
M
Mirella Pamphili
Red-Haired Saloon Girl in Flashback
V
Vonetta McGee
Pauline Middleton
F
Fortunato Arena
Outlaw (uncredited)
G
Giulio Baraghini
Man in Saloon (uncredited)
G
Gino Barbacane
Poker Player (uncredited)
G
Guglielmo Bogliani
Klaus Schultz (uncredited)
L
Lino Coletta
Bounty Killer in the Snow (uncredited)
B
Bruno Corazzari
Charlie (uncredited)
A
Antonio Danesi
Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
