PG-13Once Upon a Time in the West

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IMDB (350,680 votes)

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Play Time: 166 mins
Drama, Western
Once Upon a Time in the West

Overview:
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.

Original Title:C'era una volta il West
Status: Released (1968-12-21)
Awards:6 wins & 5 nominations
BoxOffice:$5,321,508
Screen:Sergio Donati, Sergio Leone, Dario Argento
Productions: Paramount Pictures, Rafran Cinematografica, San Marco
Production Countries: Italy, United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
Once Upon a Time in the West
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Andres Gomez

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All what you can expect from a western.

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Peter McGinn

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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 wa ....

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badelf

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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 ....

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drystyx

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The worst of the worst Leone Westerns. Leone destroyed the Westerns with his garbage, but the blame goes on to the critics who praised his lack of motivation, lack of inspiration, lack of credibility, lack of entertainment value, lack of strategy, just a total lack. This is the wor ....

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Filipe Manuel Neto

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**One of the great western movies.** Western movies made in co-production by Italians and Americans (called "spaghetti-western") have been considered among the best that emerged within their genre, cleverly combining the tough action of Wild West gunslingers with the taste for raw ....

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JPV852

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Great western that I never watched despite owning the old DVD, but with Paramount releasing this on 4K UHD, decided to sit down through the 165-minute duration and it was a wonderful experience. Great performances all around, but most notably Jason Robards and Charles Bronson. Just a ....

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