He appeared in more than films, and was a leading role actor in the films of werner herzog, including aguirre, the wrath of god 1972, nosferatu the vampyre 1979, woyzeck 1979, fitzcarraldo 1982, and cobra verde 1987. The eldest daughter of the german actor klaus kinski has claimed she was sexually abused by him when she was a child. He also appeared in many spaghetti westerns, such as for. The great silence is a 1968 spaghetti western film that pits a mute gunslinger, fighting in the defence of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty killers and a corrupt banker directed by sergio corbucci.
All about werner herzog all about klaus kinski and their work together be free to message us or post on this page. Klaus kinski plays the other main character who is a bounty hunter. Klaus kinski has 27 books on goodreads with 3248 ratings. An italianfrench coproduction, the film stars jeanlouis trintignant, klaus kinski, vonetta mcgee in her film debut and frank wolff, with luigi pistilli, mario brega, marisa merlini and carlo dangelo in supporting roles. Klaus kinski is chilling no pun intended as the villain of the piece, looking more like a character from a horror movie than a western baddie. When a woman vonetta mcgee seeks revenge against the gang for her husbands murder, she hires a mute gunslinger jeanlouis trintignant with a penchant for. The great silence, legendary director sergio corbuccis bleak, brilliant and violent vision of an immoral, honorless west, has been digitally restored for its 50th anniversary.
He grew up in berlin, was drafted into the german army in 1944 and captured by british forces in holland. Loco an electric klaus kinski plays a villain role at once. Published on aug 21, 2006 klaus kinski as loco the headhunter convinces the sheriff of taking a bath short scene from the great silence aka il grande silenzio,1968. On an unforgiving, snow swept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious loco klaus kinski nosferatu, for a few dollars more prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills.
Klaus kinski stars as a bounty hunter waiting to pick off the outlaws hiding in the sierra madre as the severe winter of 1896 drives them into the border. There is a wealth of interviews crammed into the 40 minutes from key contributors to the genre as well as behind the scenes footage from various movies including the great silence and fans of this particular film will enjoy hearing from the likes of klaus kinski and jean louis trintignant. Sergio corbucci, vittoriano petrilli, mario amendola see more. Silence joins with local hillfolk in fighting the corrupt and tyrannical authorities in. There are beautiful shots of snow covered plains and mountains.
With jeanlouis trintignant, klaus kinski, vonetta mcgee. The film is very impressive because of 3 things atmosphere of frozen winter world where violence rules, great actors jean louis tretignant and klaus kinski who could create 3d images of their heros even without speaking, unpredictable development of the events and unpredicatable ending. Classic 1968 italian western starring jeanlouis trintignant, klaus kinski and frank wolff. Sergio corbuccis the great silence escaped the vault and is available for streaming from amazon prime and vudu. On an unforgiving, snow swept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious loco klaus kinski prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. While i know that sergio corbucci was always more bleak and violent than leone, nothing can prepare you for this films absolutely gut. With jeanlouis trintignant, klaus kinski, frank wolff, vonetta mcgee. Written by vittoriano petrilli, mario amendola, bruno corbucci and sergio corbucci. Italian filmmaker sergio corbucci directed this seriousminded populist spin on the spaghetti western, starring jeanlouis trintignant as silence, whose vocal cords have been slashed by sadistic bounty hunters. Italian and english stereo audio, i prefer the italian with subtitles. Il grande silenzio is a 1968 revisionist spaghetti western film directed and cowritten by sergio corbucci. When the innocent husband of pauline vonetta mcgee is gunned down by head killer loco klaus kinski, aka tigrero in the italian version, she tries to hire mysterious drifter silence jeanlouis trintignant for revenge. Cox on corbucci filmmaker alex cox surveys sergio corbuccis career and how the great silence fits within the maestros oeuvre.
Il grande silenzio the great silence ennio morricone duration. As the price on each head is collected onebyone, only a mute gunslinger named silence stands between the innocent refugees and the greed and corruption that the bounty hunters represent. The great silence is the name of the character, a criminal who is a notorious gunslinger known for his silence because he is mute. A mute gunfighter defends a young widow and a group of outlaws against a gang of bounty killers in the winter of 1898, and a grim, tense struggle unfolds. The intro of corbuccis the great silence sets the unrelentingly bleak and treacherous tone for this subversive, atypical western.
Jeanlouis trintignant is a gunslinger who fights with evil bounty hunters. On an unforgiving, snowswept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious loco, preys on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. The great silence 1968 klaus kinski as tigrero, loco. An international bestseller, klaus kinskis memoir has become a cult classic, telling the story of his fascinating life, from his tortured, povertystricken childhood in prewar berlin to his rise to international stardom as a film actor. The great silence 1968 directed by sergio corbucci. A big influence on many of clint eastwoods later american filmed westerns, shown by whole chunks of the great silence showing up in hang em high, joe kidd and unforgiven, this is a film whose dark. Hailed as corbuccis masterpiece the great silence follows a mute gunfighter defending a young widow and a group of outlaws against a gang of bounty hunters in the winter of. The great silence 1968, sergio corbucci the stop button. As the price on each head is collected onebyone, only a mute gunslinger named silence. The great silence is the greatest spaghetti western not directed by sergio leone.
Corbucci 192790 may be sergio leones only rival as the maestro of italian westerns, and the great silence, which had its belated theatrical opening last spring. The pinnacle of the spaghetti western canon, django director corbuccis crowning achievementnever before released in the u. Having recently seen the gorgeous remastered film movement version of this bleak and bloody masterpiece, i can only say. Best movie ending ever for a few dollars more duration. Kinski was a controversial figure, and some of his tantrums on set were filmed in herzogs documentary my best fiend. Orphaned by an indian attack on his familys ranch, jeremiah bridger becomes a scalphunter but he runs into a crooked rancher whose men, dressed as. At the age of 17, he joined the german armed forces, seeing combat and becoming a prisoner of war before he turned 18. Klaus kinski repeatedly raped me during my childhood.
On an unforgiving, snowswept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious loco klaus kinski nosferatu, for a few dollars more prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. The great silence english version digitally restored. Hailed as corbuccis masterpiece the great silence follows a mute gunfighter defending a young widow and a group of outlaws against a. Western, italian style this 1968 documentary on italian westerns includes prime behind the. This spaghetti western has a very good music score and a great performance by klaus kinski as a strange lawyer who kills with books that have guns inside of them. The great silence is an important italian western that has been suppressed for too long. With leonard mann, ivan rassimov, elizabeth eversfield, steffen zacharias. He is the father of pola, nastassja, and nikolai kinski, born of three different marriages. Kinski uncut by klaus kinski meet your next favorite book.
Set in an unforgiving, snowswept frontier, klaus kinski stars as the sadistic leader of a group of bounty hunters who have the run of a small isolated town. The great silence il grande silenzio trailer youtube. The great silence il grande silenzio home facebook. As the price on each head is collected onebyone, only a mute gunslinger named. Picture quality is a step up from the dvd, and still has the odd defect here and there due to the films age. Klaus kinski 1926 1991 was a german actor who appeared in more than films. Born klaus nakszynski in poland on october 18, 1926, actor klaus kinski s family left poland during the great depression and settled in germany. They have all become actors and have worked in germany and the united states, in film and tv.
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