Absolutely fantastic Spaghetti western from Corbucci. Klaus Kinski gives one of his best performances(even though he's dubbed). I wonder if he thought this was one of the tons of bad movies he admits to doing for the money. Either way he creates a character that is the personification of human evil, which manifests itself at the end of the picture. Totally pessimistic with a convention breaking finale that is both beautiful and incredibly sad. If you end up hating the movie the ending will no doubt have an effect. Even with the clunky dubbing the actors are all fine. I've watched it twice and have picked up details I missed. The script is very detailed visually and also in the character development. Morricone's score is very effective. Try to find this on dvd. I bought one from Brazil. The US version is no longer available. If you find one one you won't be disappointed.
Review of The Great Silence
