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Once Upon a Time in America

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Once Upon a Time in America
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R,3hrs 49min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1984
Director:
Sergio Leone
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern  ...more
Synopsis: Though some viewers might be put off by its length, graphic violence, and absence of likable characters, Sergio Leone's final film is also a cinematic masterpiece. Spanning four decades, the film tells the story of David "Noodles" Aaronson (Robert De Niro) and his Jewish pals, chronicling their childhoods on New York's Lower East Side in the 1920s, through their gangster careers in the 1930s, and culminating in Noodles' 1968 return to New York from self-imposed exile, at which time he learns the ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine, AMG Review
Once Upon a Time in America was initially released in the US as a 2 1/4-hour, brutally studio-edited version of Sergio Leone's 3 3/4-hour masterpiece. The attempt to organize Leone's epic chronologically was devastating, losing the functions of memory and history that were key to the original film's epic structure. The film ranges from nostalgic to tragic, with healthy amounts of comedy, drama, and ... Full Review
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Robert De Niro
David "Noodles" Aaronson
James Woods
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Elizabeth McGovern
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Treat Williams
Jimmy O'Donnell
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