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Once Upon a Time in the West

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Once Upon a Time in the West
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PG,2hrs 45min
Genre:
Western
Release:
1968
Director:
Sergio Leone
Distributor:
Paramount
Starring:
Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale  ...more
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Chuck Stephens, Village Voice
Akira Kurosawa once said that Toshiro Mifune could give him in three feet of film the emotion any other actor would take 10 to deliver, but in a single flash of Fonda's electric turquoise orbs, Leone (Kurosawa's first and sincerest flatterer-imitator) managed to say as much about John Ford, the devil, and the corruptions of the Way Out Western world as the genre ever would. Full Review
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80
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Based on 8 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Charles Bronson
Harmonica, The Man
Henry Fonda
Frank
Claudia Cardinale
Jill
Jason Robards, Jr.
Cheyenne
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