Title | Best |
Great Silence, The (Grande silenzio, Il) (1968) | = |
The Great Silence has been released Region-Free in the USA and the United Kingdom. The UK version is identical to the Australian version. The US release contains an introduction to the film by Alex Cox but drops the original Italian soundtrack. In Region 2 the film has been released in Germany, France and Japan. The German version has an interview with Klaus Kinski, the Japanese version has no extras and The French release would represent the best version available if it didn't crop the transfer from 1:66:1 to 1:85:1. The French release is the only one available that is 16x9 enhanced for widescreen televisions, and it contains some great extras such as some audio commentaries for the beginning and end of the film and a documentary, but it contains no English subtitling. Because the French release is not 'English-friendly', Region 4 fans of Spaghetti Westerns can remain content with the Region 4 Australian release. |