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The Great Silence (1968)

Directed by Sergio Corbucci · Cinematography by Silvano Ippoliti

105 min60 frames

WesternDrama

His voice was the silence of death!

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The Great Silence (1968) movie still: medium — A wooden building exterior features two men positioned close to a vertical support beam. One man in a…The Great Silence (1968) movie still: closeup — The outdoors at night with snow falling against a dark, featureless backdrop. A bearded man in a…The Great Silence (1968) movie still: fullbody — A snowy street at night features a lone man standing under a streetlamp. Heavy snow falls around…The Great Silence (1968) movie still: establishing — An overcast sky filled with an expansive flock of small black birds flying upward. The birds…The Great Silence (1968) movie still: closeup — A man in a wide-brimmed hat stands in a dark, dimly lit space. He looks toward the side of the frame…The Great Silence (1968) movie still: closeup — A woman looks through a dirty, frosted window frame with textured glass panes. She gazes intently…The Great Silence (1968) movie still: wide — A vast, snowy landscape sits beneath high, jagged, snow-capped mountain peaks. A dense pine forest…The Great Silence (1968) movie still: fullbody — A snowy outdoor ground at night with dark structures visible in the distance. A man stands alone in…The Great Silence (1968) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with dark surroundings hides details of the surrounding space. A man with…The Great Silence (1968) movie still: closeup — An indoor space serves as the background for a man's face and hand. A human hand holds a raw potato…The Great Silence (1968) movie still: medium — A man on horseback moves through a cold mountain pass with coniferous trees. The man wears a dark…The Great Silence (1968) movie still: medium — A woman stands behind a dark-paned wooden window frame in a dim room. She looks forward with her left…The Great Silence (1968) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit interior space with a pitch-black background. A man stares directly toward the side of…The Great Silence (1968) movie still: closeup — An extreme close-up focuses entirely on a pair of blue human eyes. The subject stares directly…The Great Silence (1968) movie still: establishing — A dense cluster of tall coniferous trees stands amidst a vast expanse of snow. Light snow…The Great Silence (1968) movie still: wide — A vast, snow-covered mountain valley with craggy rocky peaks rising into a bright sky. A solitary…
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What is The Great Silence about?

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

The Great Silence is a 1968 revisionist spaghetti Western film directed and co-written by Sergio Corbucci. An Italian-French co-production, the film stars Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Vonetta McGee and Frank Wolff, with Luigi Pistilli, Mario Brega, Marisa Merlini and Carlo D'Angelo in supporting roles.

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What does the cinematography of The Great Silence look like?

Across 60 sampled frames, The Great Silence builds its coverage from close-ups (43% of the sample), with wide compositions (22%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Silvano Ippoliti keeps 52% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 60% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Great Silence?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Great Silence (1968) are #32302e, #f3f4f5, #8b7b6b, #d2d2d0, #12100d, #54514b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #d2d2d0
  • #12100d
  • #54514b

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