IFWT #45 - The Great Silence (1968)

In Film We Trust · Mar 2, 2023 · 53m

Often dismissed as 'The Other Sergio' , Sergio Corbucci would carve a bloody path through the Old West. Better known for the Franco Nero starring Django, The Great Silence might actually be his magnum opus. This 'snow western' is a polemic work of political anger, that managed to capture the zeitgeist of the late 60s.

For this info-heavy episode, we trace the roots of Italian westerns, and genre cinema in general; the influence on Tarantino's The Hateful Eight and so much more!