The Great Silence
The Great Silence
The Great Silence
The Great Silence
The Great Silence
The Great Silence
The Great Silence
The Great Silence
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The Great Silence

Film Movement Classics

The Great Silence

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This listing is for the standard edition 2-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray. The limited edition hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Tony Stella) was limited to 2,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the packaging and the 40-page book.

Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month Film Club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. In 2015, Film Movement launched the reissue label Film Movement Classics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis on films by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano.

On an unforgiving, snow-swept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious Loco (Klaus Kinski) prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. Only a mute gunslinger named Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant) stands between the innocent refugees and the corrupt bounty hunters. But, in this harsh, brutal world, the lines between right and wrong are not always clear, and good does not always triumph. Featuring superb photography and a haunting score from maestro Ennio Morricone, director Sergio Corbucci’s bleak, brilliant and violent vision of an immoral, honorless West is widely considered to be among the best and most influential Westerns ever made.

directed by: Sergio Corbucci
starring: Klaus Kinski, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Vonetta McGee, Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, Mario Brega
1968 / 105 min / 1.85:1 / Italian, English Dolby Digital 2.0

Additional info:

  • 2-Disc Set: 4K UHD/Region A Blu-ray
  • Austin Fisher on The Great Silence
  • Howard Hughes & Richard Knew Audio Commentary
  • Mike Siegel Audio Commentary
  • Alex Cox Live Audio Commentary at The Hollywood Theatre
  • Cox on Corbucci: filmmaker and author Alex Cox (Repo Man) surveys Sergio Corbucci's career and how The Great Silence fits within the maestro's oeuvre
  • Western, Italian Style: 1968 documentary on Italian westerns includes prime behind-the-scenes footage of The Great Silence
  • Two alternate endings restored in 2K and with sound, including the option to play one of the alternate endings with Alex Cox's commentary
    • One of the alternate endings has never been seen before and another has never been released with sound
  • Booklet with essays by Nick Newman, Elena Lazic, and Filipe Furtado (Only included with the Limited Edition)
  • The Great Silence original theatrical trailer restored in 2K
  • The Great Silence 2018 theatrical trailer
  • Italian and English language versions
  • English subtitles

Overall rating: 4.910828 / 5 from 314 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

The Great Silence, a classic Italian Western, is praised for its superb photography and haunting score by Ennio Morricone. Customers appreciate the film, the quality of the transfer, and the unique packaging of the limited edition. The movie, directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, is considered one of the best and most influential Westerns ever made.

Summary topics

  • Transfer Quality: 18%
  • Film Quality: 22%
  • Western Genre: 22%

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Review highlights

  • "Great movie, transfer and packaging!" — James S.
  • "Excellent transfer and such a solid film." — Miles T.
  • "Packaging and transfer are amazing!" — James S.

Reviews

This ain't your dad's western.

"This is one of my favorite westerns and I'm very happy this rightfully got a 4K release. Everything is great, great performances from Trintignant and Kinski, Corbucci's direction, Ennio Morricone's brilliant score, and features one of the most brutal endings ever. Go watch it for you haven't already."

— Alec R. (5/5)

You will be silenced!

"Don’t sleep on this under seen Spaghetti Western masterpiece! A brutal western in a snowy landscape with protagonist Silence silencing the bad guys with his shooting irons! Great Morricone score, striking direction by Sergio Corbucci in a beautiful 4k presentation with a nice HDR grade. Recommended!"

— Nick S. (5/5)

Very nice release of a

"Very nice release of a masterpiece that definitely deserves it. Image looks good and crunchy, and the second disc includes decent ported extras (plus 3 new commentaries, I think)."

— Daniel J. (5/5)

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"Westerns not usually my thing unless it’s Leone directing, this was a sale purchase so had a look. Violent movie but watchable, pity I missed the slipcover …. ."

— richard c. (4/5)

Peak Western

"Huge surprise when I saw this title pop up! The Great Silence is legit one of the best westerns I've ever seen so this was a day one cop and luckily I was fast enough to grab the limited edition. The presentation is just superb and packed with extras. Even if the limited set is long gone, order the standard ASAP and experience this masterpiece!"

— Matthew D. (5/5)

WInter Wester

"Only western I've seen take place in the dead of winter. The snow setting makes this more bleak and has a great performance by Kinski. Awesome release."

— Tony Z. (5/5)

Great transfer, great picture

"Glad I snagged this one when I got the chance. Loved seeing this film the way it's supposed to. Wonderful transfer, one of the best westerns out there!"

— James B. (5/5)

Yay!

"So glad I got another chance to get this movie. First run went out of print just before I could afford it. Wait was worth it."

— Chris S. (5/5)

"The movie is fantastic, unfortunately the 4K disc came scratched out of the box. Customer service was excellent through and promptly sent a replacement disc."

— Christopher (5/5)

The Great Silence 4K

"Another lost film that VS has brought out to the public viewing areana."

— Michael N. (5/5)

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