All about werner herzog all about klaus kinski and their work together be free to message us or post on this page. Sergio corbucci, vittoriano petrilli, mario amendola see more. Classic 1968 italian western starring jeanlouis trintignant, klaus kinski and frank wolff. This spaghetti western has a very good music score and a great performance by klaus kinski as a strange lawyer who kills with books that have guns inside of them. The first time i watched the great silence i was knocked out by its breathtaking atmosphere and the originality of the story and all of the events that unfold around it. The great silence 1968, sergio corbucci the stop button. The great silence is the greatest spaghetti western not directed by sergio leone. His look and mannerisms fit the character perfectly. Cox on corbucci filmmaker alex cox surveys sergio corbuccis career and how the great silence fits within the maestros oeuvre. He grew up in berlin, was drafted into the german army in 1944 and captured by british forces in holland. Orphaned by an indian attack on his familys ranch, jeremiah bridger becomes a scalphunter but he runs into a crooked rancher whose men, dressed as. In an interview, pola kinski said her father, best known as the lead actor in. 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. The great silence il grande silenzio trailer youtube.
Best movie ending ever for a few dollars more duration. When a woman vonetta mcgee seeks revenge against the gang for her husbands murder, she hires a mute gunslinger jeanlouis trintignant with a penchant for. The great silence is the name of the character, a criminal who is a notorious gunslinger known for his silence because he is mute. Picture quality is a step up from the dvd, and still has the odd defect here and there due to the films age. Set in an unforgiving, snowswept frontier, klaus kinski stars as the sadistic leader of a group of bounty hunters who have the run of a small isolated town. Klaus kinski repeatedly raped me during my childhood. Having recently seen the gorgeous remastered film movement version of this bleak and bloody masterpiece, i can only say. He is the father of pola, nastassja, and nikolai kinski, born of three different marriages. Klaus kinski 1926 1991 was a german actor who appeared in more than films. Klaus kinski stars as a bounty hunter waiting to pick off the outlaws hiding in the sierra madre as the severe winter of 1896 drives them into the border. Hailed as corbuccis masterpiece the great silence follows a mute gunfighter defending a young widow and a group of outlaws against a. Born klaus nakszynski in poland on october 18, 1926, actor klaus kinski s family left poland during the great depression and settled in germany.
A mute gunfighter defends a young widow and a group of outlaws against a gang of bounty killers in the winter of 1898, and a grim, tense struggle unfolds. Kinski uncut by klaus kinski meet your next favorite book. Italian filmmaker sergio corbucci directed this seriousminded populist spin on the spaghetti western, starring jeanlouis trintignant as silence, whose vocal cords have been slashed by sadistic bounty hunters. Hailed as corbuccis masterpiece the great silence follows a mute gunfighter defending a young widow and a group of outlaws against a gang of bounty hunters in the winter of. As the price on each head is collected onebyone, only a mute gunslinger named. The first act of the great silence at least implies some traditional western tropes. A big influence on many of clint eastwoods later american filmed westerns, shown by whole chunks of the great silence showing up in hang em high, joe kidd and unforgiven, this is a film whose dark. Il grande silenzio is a 1968 revisionist spaghetti western film directed and cowritten by sergio corbucci. Written by vittoriano petrilli, mario amendola, bruno corbucci and sergio corbucci. With jeanlouis trintignant, klaus kinski, vonetta mcgee.
The great silence is a 1968 spaghetti western film that pits a mute gunslinger, fighting in the defence of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty killers and a corrupt banker directed by sergio corbucci. Published on aug 21, 2006 klaus kinski as loco the headhunter convinces the sheriff of taking a bath short scene from the great silence aka il grande silenzio,1968. The great silence 1968 klaus kinski as tigrero, loco. The intro of corbuccis the great silence sets the unrelentingly bleak and treacherous tone for this subversive, atypical western. On an unforgiving, snowswept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious loco klaus kinski nosferatu, for a few dollars more prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. The film is very impressive because of 3 things atmosphere of frozen winter world where violence rules, great actors jean louis tretignant and klaus kinski who could create 3d images of their heros even without speaking, unpredictable development of the events and unpredicatable ending. When the innocent husband of pauline vonetta mcgee is gunned down by head killer loco klaus kinski, aka tigrero in the italian version, she tries to hire mysterious drifter silence jeanlouis trintignant for revenge.
An italianfrench coproduction, the film stars jeanlouis trintignant, klaus kinski, vonetta mcgee in her film debut and frank wolff, with luigi pistilli, mario brega, marisa merlini and carlo dangelo in supporting roles. While i know that sergio corbucci was always more bleak and violent than leone, nothing can prepare you for this films absolutely gut. As the price on each head is collected onebyone, only a mute gunslinger named silence. The great silence, legendary director sergio corbuccis bleak, brilliant and violent vision of an immoral, honorless west, has been digitally restored for its 50th anniversary.
On an unforgiving, snow swept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious loco klaus kinski nosferatu, for a few dollars more prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. Italian and english stereo audio, i prefer the italian with subtitles. The great silence is an important italian western that has been suppressed for too long. Klaus kinski is chilling no pun intended as the villain of the piece, looking more like a character from a horror movie than a western baddie. Corbucci 192790 may be sergio leones only rival as the maestro of italian westerns, and the great silence, which had its belated theatrical opening last spring. The eldest daughter of the german actor klaus kinski has claimed she was sexually abused by him when she was a child. They have all become actors and have worked in germany and the united states, in film and tv. Loco an electric klaus kinski plays a villain role at once. The pinnacle of the spaghetti western canon, django director corbuccis crowning achievementnever before released in the u. Jeanlouis trintignant is a gunslinger who fights with evil bounty hunters. By far the best thing about this film is the soundtrack by ennio morricone, it is fantastic and makes the film worth watching.
Silence joins with local hillfolk in fighting the corrupt and tyrannical authorities in. Klaus kinski has 27 books on goodreads with 3248 ratings. The great silence il grande silenzio home facebook. There are beautiful shots of snow covered plains and mountains. Western, italian style this 1968 documentary on italian westerns includes prime behind the. On an unforgiving, snowswept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious loco, preys on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. Klaus kinski plays the other main character who is a bounty hunter. As the price on each head is collected onebyone, only a mute gunslinger named silence stands between the innocent refugees and the greed and corruption that the bounty hunters represent.
He appeared in more than films, and was a leading role actor in the films of werner herzog, including aguirre, the wrath of god 1972, nosferatu the vampyre 1979, woyzeck 1979, fitzcarraldo 1982, and cobra verde 1987. An international bestseller, klaus kinskis memoir has become a cult classic, telling the story of his fascinating life, from his tortured, povertystricken childhood in prewar berlin to his rise to international stardom as a film actor. The great silence english version digitally restored. With jeanlouis trintignant, klaus kinski, frank wolff, vonetta mcgee. Il grande silenzio the great silence ennio morricone duration. At the age of 17, he joined the german armed forces, seeing combat and becoming a prisoner of war before he turned 18. There is a wealth of interviews crammed into the 40 minutes from key contributors to the genre as well as behind the scenes footage from various movies including the great silence and fans of this particular film will enjoy hearing from the likes of klaus kinski and jean louis trintignant. With leonard mann, ivan rassimov, elizabeth eversfield, steffen zacharias. Kinski was a controversial figure, and some of his tantrums on set were filmed in herzogs documentary my best fiend.