Watch: Silent Tongue 1993 123movies, Full Movie Online – It’s 1873, Indian Territory. Talbot Roe is going mad with grief over losing his Indian wife, Awbonnie. In an effort to save him, his father, Prescott Roe, seeks to purchase the dead wife’s sister, Velada, from the same travelling carnival he acquired Awbonnie. The girls’ father, carnival master Eamon McCree, is willing to do business, but her stepbrother, Reeves, protests, putting an end to the negotiation. Desperate, Prescott kidnaps Velada and promises her the means to be rid of her father in return for comforting Talbot out of his obsession. In Talbot’s madness, he guards his wife’s corpse, preventing her from passing to the beyond. As a result, Awbonnie’s ghost begins haunting and cursing everyone involved in the transaction of selling her as a wife. Meanwhile, Reeves and Eamon search the prairie for Velada. Drunken Eamon several times wants to turn back and leave his daughter to her own devices, but Reeves refuses. At the site of a hunting party of Indians, Eamon panics and loses his mount. Reeves continues the search alone, leaving behind the drunk, rapist father who only cared for himself, with whom he has always been disgusted. Meanwhile, the other carnival members pack up and head back east, glad to be rid of the unreasonable carnival master. At the gravesite, Talbot is distrustful of everyone who tries to separate him from Awbonnie’s corpse. Her angry ghost causes a commotion with runaway horses and Prescott manages to throw what’s left of the corpse on the fire. As soon as he does, Talbot seems to come to his senses, and Velada sees Awbonnie’s spirit appear in the flames, finally at peace. Talbot and Prescott are able to walk away from the gravesite somewhat resigned to Awbonnie’s death, and Velada presumably collects the horses and gold from her agreement with Prescott. Eamon is eventually captured by Indians and looks to be headed for an ill-fated ending..
Plot: Mad with grief after the death of his Kiowa wife, Roe awaits death under a tree with her body beside him. She begins to haunt him because he won’t bury her. His father, who bought him the wife, thinks her sister might reason with Roe.
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Could be better
Although it’s rated as “western” and the story happens during “bang bang times”, “Silent Tongue” is much of a supernatural drama than anything else.It was kind of sad watching it just a few days after Richard Harris’ death. It’s also sad seeing River Phoenix in such good phase of his career considering that now his is (unfortunately) dead. We will always miss Harris and Phoenix.
The film itself is not so great. The plot is interesting and I really like the cast, but the movie is a little slow. We always expect something explosive to happen, but nothing really does.
The symbolism is nice. There are quite a lot of them in the movie. It’s just a matter of paying close attention and let your mind work on them.
My rate 6/10
Good, thoughtful movie
I find it rather odd that anybody who loves movies would find this movie slow or dull. The characters are wonderful. Complex characters, each contains both virtues and self serving vices; each at times you feel pity for what has happen to them, yet feel pity for what they have done. There is no end, for what the father has done in the name of his son can never have closure. Mixed with top notch acting, a gripping musical score, perfect sound and wonderful cinematography by under rated Jack Conroy this movie works as a feast for the not just the mind but the eyes and ears as well. Hardly a second passed by where I was not entranced by the spirt of this film. Slow to those fail to understand the each moment in time begins a anew, for each moment is this movie changes a character and in turns changes the story. Perhaps a few scenes went on a few seconds too long, and one can find faults here and there regarding all but the greatest works, but in this movie the faults are mainly hidden by the strengths and story which should leave you thinking about the human heart for some time to come.
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 42 min (102 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Drama, Horror, Western
Director Sam Shepard
Writer Sam Shepard
Actors Alan Bates, Richard Harris, River Phoenix
Country France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
Awards 1 nomination
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix Dolby
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm (Fuji)
Cinematographic Process Super 35
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic)