| Error creating thumbnail: File missing Join our Discord! |
| If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here. |
The Great Silence: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Pandolfini (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Great Silence (Il grande silenzio)''''' is a 1968 Italian Western directed by [[Sergio Corbucci]] and stars [[Jean-Louis Trintignant]] as Silence, a mute gunfighter and [[Klaus Kinski]] as Loco, leader of ruthless bounty hunters. A conflict between them | '''''The Great Silence (Il grande silenzio)''''' is a 1968 Italian Western directed by [[Sergio Corbucci]] and stars [[Jean-Louis Trintignant]] as Silence, a mute gunfighter and [[Klaus Kinski]] as Loco, leader of a group of ruthless bounty hunters. A conflict occurs between them when Silence is hired by the widow of a man murdered by Loco. The story, which takes place in 1896 in the mountains on the border between the USA and Mexico, was inspired by real events. The movie was filmed in the Italian Dolomites. Music by Ennio Morricone. | ||
| Line 40: | Line 40: | ||
[[Image:ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg|thumb|none|350px|[[Colt Single Action Army]] w/ 5.5" barrel known as the "Artillery" model - .45 Long Colt]] | [[Image:ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg|thumb|none|350px|[[Colt Single Action Army]] w/ 5.5" barrel known as the "Artillery" model - .45 Long Colt]] | ||
[[Image:Thegreatsilence7.jpg|thumb|none|550px|]] | [[Image:Thegreatsilence7.jpg|thumb|none|550px|]] | ||
[[Image:Thegreatsilnece8.jpg|thumb|none|550px|Regina ([[Marisa Merlini]]) aims | [[Image:Thegreatsilnece8.jpg|thumb|none|550px|Regina ([[Marisa Merlini]]) aims a revolver at Loco.]] | ||
[[Image:Great_Silence_Execution_Colts.JPG|thumb|none|550px|Bounty-hunters execute the outlaws with Colt SAAs.]] | [[Image:Great_Silence_Execution_Colts.JPG|thumb|none|550px|Bounty-hunters execute the outlaws with Colt SAAs.]] | ||
| Line 48: | Line 48: | ||
== Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" == | == Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" == | ||
The [[Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy"]] is seen in hands of numerous characters. | The [[Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy"]] is seen in the hands of numerous characters. | ||
[[File:Winchester66.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" Carbine - .44 RF.]] | [[File:Winchester66.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" Carbine - .44 RF.]] | ||
[[Image:1866_Silense_1.JPG|thumb|none|550px|Sheriff Burnett ([[Frank Wolff]]) tries to make his frozen Winchester 1866 work.]] | [[Image:1866_Silense_1.JPG|thumb|none|550px|Sheriff Burnett ([[Frank Wolff]]) tries to make his frozen Winchester 1866 work.]] | ||
| Line 55: | Line 55: | ||
[[Image:1866_4.JPG|thumb|none|550px|He wisely remembers to keep his finger off the trigger.]] | [[Image:1866_4.JPG|thumb|none|550px|He wisely remembers to keep his finger off the trigger.]] | ||
[[Image:1866_5.JPG|thumb|none|550px|Pollicut's "Sheriff" is also using the "Yellow Boy".]] | [[Image:1866_5.JPG|thumb|none|550px|Pollicut's "Sheriff" is also using the "Yellow Boy".]] | ||
[[Image:1866_7.JPG|thumb|none|550px|Loco | [[Image:1866_7.JPG|thumb|none|550px|Loco hastily clears his Winchester of snow after retrieving it from hiding .]] | ||
[[Image:1866_9.JPG|thumb|none|550px|Almost every bounty-hunter in the execution scene has a Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy".]] | [[Image:1866_9.JPG|thumb|none|550px|Almost every bounty-hunter in the execution scene has a Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy".]] | ||
Revision as of 11:48, 22 November 2013
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Great Silence (Il grande silenzio) is a 1968 Italian Western directed by Sergio Corbucci and stars Jean-Louis Trintignant as Silence, a mute gunfighter and Klaus Kinski as Loco, leader of a group of ruthless bounty hunters. A conflict occurs between them when Silence is hired by the widow of a man murdered by Loco. The story, which takes place in 1896 in the mountains on the border between the USA and Mexico, was inspired by real events. The movie was filmed in the Italian Dolomites. Music by Ennio Morricone.
The following weapons were used in the film The Great Silence:
Mauser C96
Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant) uses a Mauser C96 with a wooden stock/holster as his primary weapon throughout the movie.
Single Action Army
The Single Action Army is seen in the hands of everyone else in the movie.
Unidentified revolver
Sheriff Burnett (Frank Wolff) carries a unidentified army revolver.
Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy"
The Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" is seen in the hands of numerous characters.
