This may well be the best Spaghetti Western. The two leads could not be better, Kinski as the ruthless bounty hunter and Trintignant as the mute avenger go all out to create larger than life characters. The cinematography is stunning, with the snow providing a unique setting for a Western. What brings it all together is the fantastic writing, from start to finish it both abides by and defies conventions leading to a fantastic ending.

Deserving of its praise, this bleak snow-bound Spaghetti western is one of the best from any country.

I feel kind of dirty for liking this movie so much. It's ugly, nihilistic and full of awful dubbing, but it feels a lot more real than most other spaghetti and american western of the time. Kinski is wonderfully restrained (shame about the dubbing).

The cold atmosphere created by corbucci is impressing. The music of Morricone is wonderfull. The ending will blow you away and leaves you shocked.

Great western movie with two unusual features. Movie landscape and movie ending .

I always loved movies with the snow settings. To watch western under layer of snow was even more intriguing. I am not sure the end perfectly fits the general concept of the genre but the rest of the movie I really enjoyed, as well as, Kinski as a main villain.

I was surprised at how much I came to care about the Sheriff.

Frank, frigid and flawed spaghetti.

Unique in that it's set in the dead of winter in Utah and the cold, snowy terrain is as much of a character as Silence himself. If you've seen all of Leone's movies and are just itchin' to see another spaghetti western, this is your best choice as far as I am concerned. The DVD extra features contain a happy ending which is downright hilarious, too.

Kinski and Trintignant are awesome. That's all I'm going to say about that. (Also, the opening sequence is fucking great)

You know what, this is by no means the greatest film ever made, and I dont even think that, but this film to me is so entertaining, and i felt so attached after watching it, I pretty much fell in love with it. Sure it has awful dubbing, and cannot compare to a lot of other westerns, but the performances are great, as well as the cinematography, and that ending, amazing. My guiltiest pleasure

A mean little spaghetti western. Mostly enjoyable despite how grim it is.

Corbucci's masterpiece. Some sloppy camera work, but so moody and grim, you have to love it. Kinksi is a monster.

The less said about Silence, the better. Suffice it to say it plays with your expectations. Badly written dialogues bog it down, as well as bad acting from first-timer Vonetta McGee, but otherwise it is a well-above-average western and perhaps Corbucci's most daring. Features excellent theme music by Ennio Morricone.

Particularly awful dubbing, especially because I hate hearing Klaus Kinski dubbed with some American bozo's voice. There are a few intriguing moments, especially the ending, but on the whole the movie is dull as dirt. Each minute felt like two or three. The cinematography is okay, although the camerawork is rather sloppy at times. The Morricone score is excellent, if not very memorable. I just wasn't that impressed.

Awesome Klaus western with some serious brutality.

flawed snowy spaghetti western that's made worth watching by the Ennio score, the vintage Kinski and the surprisingly badass final 10 minutes. still, i don't think it's the masterpiece some make it out to be.

Bleak spaghetti-western played out in snowy landscapes, with Kinski as the bad guy and Morricone providing the music. These factors obviously can't result in a bad movie, and this is good, albeit flawed fun.

A little rough around the edges, but ultimately a very memorable western with a good story and lots of great imagery. The characters are somewhat archetypal, though Kinksi and Trintignant both act wonderfully. The surprising final scene forced me to re-evaluate everything I'd just watched, and I realized what a pessimistic, almost nihilistic film this is.

Powerful great and brutal action and again beautiful music of Morricone. I was a bit disappointed of the end, a big surprise for me, but that's the director's choice. I expected an other end. After all a gorgious western in the snow.

Attempted to cash in on the western genre, but doesn't get it right. Only the cinematography is redeeming.