The Great Silence
(1968)
Directed by Sergio
Corbucci this film stars Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski,
Vonetta McGee and Fran Wolff. A mute gunfighter with a grudge against
bounty hunters helps protect outlawed Mormons in Utah.
This is a rare film
willing to really examine one of the staples of it's genre, in this
case killing for money and it does a great job. The plot brings out
the ideas of state, money and revenge leaving you unsure if anyone in
the film is morally right. Having snowscapes as a back drop provides
a nice change and the ending of this film impressively underlines the
themes of the film in a way you will rarely see.
5/5
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