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The Great Silence
ITALY · 1968

The Great Silence

Sergio Corbucci
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.

Cinema Atlas Connection
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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