Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Once Upon a Time in the West; 1968

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Paramount Pictures
Drama, Western

Italy / Italian 165 min. Buy Once Upon a Time in the West at Amazon.com

Rating: 9.3 (7 votes)
9
Producer:
Bino Cicogna, Fulvio Morsella
Director:
Sergio Leone
Writer:
Bernardo Bertolucci, Dario Argento, Sergio Leone, Sergio Donati, Mickey Knox
Photography:
Tonino Delli Colli
Musician:
Ennio Morricone

Plot

Set on a backdrop of the building of the great railways, the movie tells the story of one woman and three men. Frank (Henry Fonda), a gunman doing the dirty work for Morton, a railroad tycoon, Harmonica (Charles Bronson), whose harsh quest is to avenge the murder of his brother by Frank, and Cheyenne (Jason Robards), who is constantly looking for opportunities to get hold of some gold. The woman, Jill McBain (Claudia Cardinale), turns out to be in possession of such an opportunity, but it remains unclear until the end of the movie what the nature of this opportunity is. Nevertheless, the story revolves around it until at the end, when finally it is reveavled by Harmonica, who has had his revenge. The movie tells the story of the beginning age of industrialization in the US in grand pictures and iconic characters, where all that was is lost and everything can be won anew by a new breed of pioneers.

Cast

Frank:Henry Fonda
Jill McBain:Claudia Cardinale
Harmonica:Charles Bronson
Snaky:Jack Elam
Morton:Gabriele Ferzetti
Manuel Gutierrez:Jason Robards
Sam:Paolo Stoppa
Brett McBain:Frank Wolff
Flagstone sheriff:Keenan Wynn
Stony:Woody Strode

Media

BarcodeEditionFormatDisksRegionRelease Date
097360683035VHS1
097360683028DVD1
8024607002566DVD1Region 22000
8024607004928Limited Edition De LuxeDVD1Region 22002
5601887451456Special Collector's EditionDVD2Region 12003 nov 18
3333973120527Edition Collector 2 DVDDVD2Region 22003 sep 4
097360683042Special Collector's EditionDVD2Region 12003 nov 18
7332431009677Collector's EditionDVD2Region 22003 oct 6
4988113814249DVD2Region 22003 nov 18
3335901554510Special Collector's EditionDVD2Region 22003 sep 25
50144378348362-Disc Collector's EditionDVD2Region 2, Region 32003 oct 6
097360683080Special Collector's EditionDVD2Region 12003 nov 18
8714865558454DVD1Region 22003 oct 6
87148655588812-Disc Collector's EditionDVD2Region 22003 oct 6
40108845040192 DVDsDVD2Region 22003 nov 27
4010884530841Einzel-DVDDVD1Region 22005 oct 6
4010884527124Special Edition, 2 DVDsDVD2Region 12005 aug 15
9324915053588Collector's EditionDVD2Region 42005 oct 6
8714865500422Special Collector's EditionDVD1Region 22008

Reviews on Once Upon a Time in the West

Ed Stoddard on Once Upon a Time in the West, 12-06-2009
10
"One of the best westerns ever made! Sergio Leone was a master director of spaghetti westerns. Leone had a gift for not only revealing the story involving the characters but stepping back and showing the unrelated activities surrounding the characters. This gives the viewer a sense of time and place - the progression of events that surround us all and we are often unaware of. Leone's films gave the viewer a sense that life continues on no matter what happens - that progress was the driving force in the west.

Sergio Leone is also well know for his Clint Eastwood westerns - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly; For A Few Dollars More; and A Fistfull Of Dollars."

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