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📅 1968 ⏱ 2h 46min PG-13 Released FHD / 4K

Once Upon a Time in the West

C'era una volta il West

"There were three men in her life. One to take her… one to love her —and one to kill her."

DramaWestern

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.

🎬 DirectorSergio Leone

📅 Release1968-12-21

🌍 CountryItaly, United States of America

🗣 LanguageEnglish

🏢 StudioParamount Pictures, Rafran Cinematografica, San Marco

🗳 Votes4,889

🔥 Popularity10

💰 Budget$5,000,000

💵 Revenue$5,380,118

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🎭 Cast

Claude Cardinale

Jill

Henry Fonda

Frank

Jason Robards

'Cheyenne'

Charles Bronson

'Harmonica'

Gabriele Ferzetti

Morton

Paolo Stoppa

Sam

Woody Strode

Frank's Gunman

Jack Elam

Frank's Gunman

Keenan Wynn

Sheriff

Frank Wolff

Brett McBain

Lionel Stander

Innkeeper

Frank Braña

Frank's Gunman (uncredited)

Stefano Imparato

Patrick McBain (uncredited)

Claudio Mancini

Hanged Man (uncredited)

Al Mulock

Frank's Gunman (uncredited)

🎥 Crew

Dialogue Mickey Knox

Production Design Carlo Simi

Conductor Ennio Morricone

Sound Effects Roberto Arcangeli

Story Dario Argento

Stunts John Landis

Original Music Composer Ennio Morricone

Producer Fulvio Morsella

Production Supervisor Ugo Tucci

Hairdresser Grazia De Rossi

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💬 Reviews

Andres Gomez ⭐ 10/10

All what you can expect from a western.…

Peter McGinn ⭐ 10/10

With apologies (not really) to fans who disagree, this is truly a classic western. I read a criticism that some scenes run long with agonizingly lengthy close-ups, but I found the cinematography intriguing. Those shots divulge nearly as much into the characters' personalities as a wad of dialogue from older traditional westerns. Sometimes in a spaghetti western I find myself thinking, aw, why …

badelf ⭐ 9/10

I can't say that this script doesn't play on Clint Eastwood's "Man with No Name" (which Sergio Leone also directed), but it's not important. If you're a spaghetti western fan, this film is a step up. The idea of putting Fonda in a bad guy role, and casting Bronson as anti-hero was a little shocking at first. At the end, I see how it worked to film's advantage by making all the characters more comp…