"I play the part of a mute. The audience won't realize it because during the first two-thirds of the film, there's no reason for him to speak. I like it because in most Westerns, they talk too much and say nothing."
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Jean-Louis Trintignant on his character in the film in Western, Italian Style, 1968
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