[14] The film was released in France on 27 January 1969. [60][61], The Great Silence has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on eleven reviews with an average rating of 8.5 out of 10. Film Movement's release received positive notices from DoBlu.com, DVD Compare, Rock! Extras include "Cox on Corbucci", a featurette in which Cox discusses the film and its significance in the context of Corbucci's career, the documentary Western, Italian Style, the alternative happy ending (with optional commentary by Cox) and the previously-unreleased "ambiguous" recut of the ending, both with restored audio, original and re-release theatrical trailers, and a liner notes booklet featuring "Ending the Silence", an essay about the film by Simon Abrams. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. In this ending, Loco draws his gun without waiting to be prompted by Silence. It is among the most deeply intimate, innocent, and vulnerable films ever created. Shock! "[19] However, at one point while filming, Wolff had to be restrained from strangling Kinski when the latter insulted his Jewish heritage by telling him "I don't want to work with a filthy Jew like you; I'm German and hate Jews." It's hard to recall a similar documentary that brings viewers so palpably close to that sacred experience. 20th Century Fox did, however, distribute the film in Italy and several other markets. . The Great Silence (Italian: Il grande silenzio) is a 1968 revisionist Spaghetti Western film directed and co-written by Sergio Corbucci. I get tired and nervous; I hate the horses and the desert. [33], The Russian progressive rock band Little Tragedies, the Hungarian band Yesterdays and the Italian group N.O.T. One of my favorite films, Into Great Silence, provides a stark contrast to the modern world of noise, distractions, and media. [font=Century Gothic]"Into Great Silence" is a nearly wordless documentary about the Grande Chartreuse Monastery in France(Instead of talking heads, there are silent heads.) All rights reserved. In his review he wrote that The Great Silence is a "brutal, bleakly beautiful spaghetti Western filmed on stark locations in the Dolomites, with one of the most uncompromising and unforgettable finales ever filmed". Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy With Time, J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs & The Church of the SubGenius, Fall TV First Look: Find Out What’s Coming, The Best Peacock Original Shows and Movies, All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and More. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Suddenly, Burnett, having survived falling into the frozen lake, rides into town on horseback and shoots Loco in the head, allowing Silence to kill the remaining bounty killers. |, September 12, 2020 Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. Loco fires at Silence's head, killing him. 2018 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, "Le Grand Silence – Box Office Jean Louis Trintignant 1969", "Alex Cox intro for Corbucci's THE GREAT SILENCE", "The Great Silence (Grande silenzio, Il) (1968)", "Turning the Western on its head: Simple subversion in Sergio Corbucci's The Great Silence (1968)", "The Great Silence: Guns, Morality and Death", "Il grande silenzio / Un bellissimo novembre", "Il grande silenzio - Limited Edition of 500 Copies", "THE SPAGHETTI EPIC (DIVERS) Volume Three – The Great Silence (Musea Compilation)", "Cani Arrabbiati – Opening Themes ... A Tribute", "チラシ/マカロニ・ウェスタン復活祭「殺しが静かにやって来る」「J&Sさすらいの逃亡者」", "Brisbane International Film Festival 2012", "LE GRAND SILENCE (NOUVELLE RESTAURATION / 50E ANNIVERSAIRE)", "Film Movement acquires 1968 western 'The Great Silence' (exclusive)", "Fantoma Films presents The Great Silence (1968)", "Great Silence (The) AKA Il Grande Silenzio AKA The Big Silence (1968)", "Leichen pflastern seinen Weg - Mediabook (+ DVD) [Blu-ray] [Limited Edition]", "Leichen pflastern seinen Weg wurde in 4K restauriert", "THE GREAT SILENCE (IL GRANDE SILENZIO) (1968)", "The Big Silence, directed by Sergio Corbucci", "Quentin Tarantino Tackles Old Dixie by Way of the Old West (by Way of Italy)", "Review: 'The Great Silence,' a 1968 Spaghetti Western Unchained", "Fifty Years Later, Western Classic "The Great Silence" Still Packs a Bleak, Bloody Punch", "Spaghetti western classic 'The Great Silence' makes its proper U.S. debut after 50 years", "Quentin Tarantino: my inspiration for Django Unchained", "Wait, Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight Might Be A Comedy", "The Movies That Influenced The Hateful Eight", "Robert Richardson on the Ultra Panavision Experience of 'The Hateful Eight.