Rating: PG13
Genre: Western
Theatrical Release: 12/21/1968(Italy)
Release Date: 11/18/2003
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DD1
Run Time: 165 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Western Violence
Distributor/Studio: Paramount

In Sergio Leone's epic Western, shot partly in Monument Valley, a revenge story becomes an epic contemplation of the Western past. To get his hands on prime railroad land in Sweetwater, crippled railroad baron Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti) hires killers, led by blue-eyed sadist Frank (Henry Fonda), who wipe out property owner Brett McBain (Frank Wolff) and his family. McBain's newly arrived bride, Jill (Claudia Cardinale), however, inherits it instead. Both outlaw Cheyenne (Jason Robards) and lethally mysterious Harmonica (Charles Bronson) take it upon themselves to look after Jill and thwart Frank's plans to seize her land. As alliances and betrayals mutate, it soon becomes clear that Harmonica wants to get Frank for another reason -- it has "something to do with death." As in his "Dollars" trilogy, Leone transforms the standard Western plot through the visual impact of widescreen landscapes and the figures therein. At its full length, Once Upon a Time in the West is Leone's operatic masterwork, worthy of its legend-making title.

~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Charles Bronson - Harmonica
Claudia Cardinale - Jill
Henry Fonda - Frank
Jason Robards, Jr. - Cheyenne
Gabriele Ferzetti - Morton
Frank Wolff - McBain
Keenan Wynn - Sheriff
Jack Elam - Knuckles
Lionel Stander - Bartender
Woody Strode - Stony
Paolo Stoppa - Sam

Production:
Sergio Leone - Director
Fulvio Morsella - Producer
Ennio Morricone - Composer
Nino Baragli - Editor
Sergio Donati Sergio Leone - Screen Writer
Carlo Leva - Set Designer
Carlo Simi - Art Director
Tonino Delli Colli - Cinematographer
Carlo Simi - Costume Designer
Simi - Costume Designer
Mickey Knox - Dialogue Writer
Bino Cicogna - Executive Producer
Giancarlo Santi - First Assistant Director
Alberto de Rossi - Makeup
Giannetto De Rossi - Makeup
Ennio Morricone - Musical Direction/Supervision
Claudio Mancini - Production Manager
Bernardo Bertolucci - Screen Story
Dario Argento - Screen Story
Sergio Leone - Screen Story
Fausto Ancillai - Sound/Sound Designer
Eros Bacciucchi - Special Effects
Claudio Maielli - Sound/Sound Designer

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