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Original soundtracks by Ennio Morricone.

IL GRANDE SILENZIO - Italian filmmaker Sergio Corbucci directed this serious-minded populist spin on the spaghetti western, starring Jean-Louis Trintignant as Silence, whose vocal cords have been slashed by sadistic bounty-hunters. Silence joins with local hillfolk in fighting the corrupt and tyrannical authorities in the town of Snow Mill. Corbucci's sympathies are clearly with his bandit heroes, who are only doing what they must to survive, while the law is represented by a corrupt sheriff, who lets his wealthy patrons run wild, and sadistic scum like Klaus Kinski, who kills the poor because he enjoys it. Politically charged in a way that only a film of its time could be, Il Grande Silenzio's themes of class struggle and violent revolution were a bit too hot for an American release in 1968.

Also Known As:
Big Silence, The (1968)
Grand silence, Le (1968) (France)
Great Silence, The (1968)

UN BELLISSIMO NOVEMBRE - The Italian title for "That Splendid November" is "Un Belissima Novembre," but it might as well have been "Belissima Gina". That's because the film's main attraction is Gina Lollobrigida, whose well-proportioned chassis diverts the audience's attention from the turgid plot. The story concerns a large Sicilian family whose patriarch is an advocate of self control. The hypocrisy of this stance is illustrated in a number of scenes involving sex, gluttony and greed. Adapted from a novel by Ercole Patti, That Splendid November was released in the US in 1971, three years after it made the European theatrical rounds. Also stars Gabriele Ferzetti, and André Lawrence. 1968

Also Known As:
Ce merveilleux automne (1968) (France)
That Splendid November (1968)

Il Grande Silenzio soundtrack (1977) - Ennio Morricone
1. Il Grande Silenzio (Restless) 2:28
2. Passaggi Nel Tempo 2:25
3. E L'amore Verrà 2:00
4. Barbara E Tagliente 2:02
5. Prima Che Volino I Corvi 2:31
6. Immobile 3:28
7. Viaggio 1:53
8. Voci Nel Deserto 2:40
9. Gli Assassini E La Madre 3:20
10. Invito All'amore 4:00
11. Nel Vecchio Saloon (Silent Love) 1:12
12. L'ultimo Gesto 4:25
13. Dopo Il Martirio 1:41

Un Bellissimo Novembre soundtrack (1973) - Ennio Morricone
14. Nuddu 2:37
15. Sensi 2:45
16. Buio Mattino 3:07
17. Ancora Più Dolcemente 2:44
18. Nuddu (vocal) 2:44