Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Movie · PG-13 · 166 min · ★ 8.3 · 89% critics
Railroad builders push forward across the Arizona desert, bringing major change to the frontier. When a woman arrives in the small town of Flagstone to begin anew, she finds her past has turned dangerous and her future becomes a fight over vital land and power.
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Details
- Original title
- C'era una volta il West
- Years
- 1968
- Release date
- 1968-12-21
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 166 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.3/10 (4,907 votes)
- Box office
- $5,434,825
- Budget
- $5,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy classic, patient western tension and an iconic Ennio Morricone score in a grand, operatic story; Not for you if you want fast-moving plots, clear explanations, or lots of dialogue like Once Upon a Time in America or The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Pros: epic tension; standout score; memorable showdowns | Cons: slow stretches; confusing sequences; dialogue restraint
Themes
- small town
- loss of loved one
- harmonica
- wedding party
- spaghetti western
- arizona territory
- intercontintental railroad
- outlaw gang
- water pump
- mysterious character
- boom town
- railroad company
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Cast & crew
Claude Cardinale
as Jill
Henry Fonda
as Frank
Jason Robards
as 'Cheyenne'
Charles Bronson
as 'Harmonica'
Gabriele Ferzetti
as Morton
Paolo Stoppa
as Sam
Woody Strode
as Frank's Gunman
Jack Elam
as Frank's Gunman
Keenan Wynn
as Sheriff
Frank Wolff
as Brett McBain
Directed by Sergio Leone