Even though I may have seen this years ago in a dorm room on VHS tape, seeing the Film Movement Blu-ray of this restored classic was like watching the film for the first time. It is a must-see. Classic spaghetti western with a wholly unique approach - a snowy western. Without this film and Cut Throats Nine, there would be no Hateful Eight. From wiki: In March 2017, the Cinémathèque Française reported that Cineteca Nazionale, with the cooperation of Italian distribution rights holder Movietime, had authorised a complete restoration of The Great Silence (including the alternative ending) from the original camera and sound negatives in 4K resolution. The restoration was carried out at the film laboratories Augustus Color and Studio Cine in Rome.I do need to point out that it appears to me that there was animal abuse on set. The horses truly look exhausted and forced to work in terrible conditions. Perhaps I'm wrong about this and they were just very well trained animals but it was difficult to watch these scenes.
