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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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.

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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.

  • #32302e
  • #f3f4f5
  • #8b7b6b
  • #d2d2d0
  • #12100d
  • #54514b

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