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Once Upon a Time in the West

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Original title

C’era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)

Year

1968

Running time

165 min.

Country

Italy

Director

Sergio Leone

Screenwriter

Sergio Leone, Sergio Donati, Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci

Cast

Music

Ennio Morricone

Cinematography

Tonino Delli Colli

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Genre

Western | Spaghetti Western. Revenge. Cult movie

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Once Upon a Time Trilogy

Synopsis

Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti), the power-hungry owner of a railroad company, hires Frank (Henry Fonda), a gunfighter without a conscience, to kill anyone who stands in the way of the completion of the railroad. After Frank murders land owner Brett McBain (Frank Wolff), McBain's widow (Claudia Cardinale) hires two killers of her own to protect her and gain revenge: a mysterious, harmonica-playing desperado (Charles Bronson) and his rogue sidekick (Jason Robards).

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Rankings Position

#4 Best Westerns in the history of film
#7 Best Italian Movies of all time
#14 Best Movies of the '60s
#77 Best Movies in the history of film

Awards: 1968: David di Donatello Awards: Best Production

1968: Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists: Nominated Sup. Actor (Ferzetti)

1970: Laurel Awards: 3rd place Male Supporting Performance (Charles Bronson)

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5 My Favorite Westerns (849)
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63 Movies with the Best Opening Credits (12)
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