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ITALY · 1968

The Great Silence

Sergio Corbucci
Italian Neorealism mute protagonist bounty hunters revenge outlaw protection western violence
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Synopsis

A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.

Year1968
CountryItaly
DirectorSergio Corbucci
MovementItalian Neorealism
Cinematic Threads
The two most influential snow westerns that I'm aware of are The Great Silence and Day of Anger. I remember saying to myself, I'd like to do a snow western. And that's what The Hateful Eight is.
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Django Unchained 2012 · Quentin Tarantino The Hateful Eight 2015 · Quentin Tarantino
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