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Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
C'era una volta il West (original title)

175 min  -  Western  -   21 December 1968 (Italy)
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Epic story of a mysterious stranger with a harmonica who joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.

Director:

Sergio Leone

Writers:

Sergio Leone (screenplay), Sergio Donati (screenplay), and 4 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Henry Fonda ...
Claudia Cardinale ...
Jason Robards ...
Charles Bronson ...
Gabriele Ferzetti ...
Paolo Stoppa Paolo Stoppa ...
Sam
Woody Strode Woody Strode ...
Jack Elam ...
Keenan Wynn ...
Sheriff - Auctioneer
Frank Wolff Frank Wolff ...
Lionel Stander Lionel Stander ...
Barman
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Storyline

Story of a young woman, Mrs. McBain, who moves from New Orleans to frontier Utah, on the very edge of the American West. She arrives to find her new husband and family slaughtered, but by who? The prime suspect, coffee-lover Cheyenne, befriends her and offers to go after the real killer, assassin gang leader Frank, in her honor. He is accompanied by Harmonica on his quest to get even. Get-rich-quick subplots and intricate character histories intertwine with such artistic flair that this could in fact be the movie-to-end-all-movies. Written by DrGoodBeat  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Harmonica | Assassin | Epic | Widow | Gang  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Western

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for western violence and brief sensuality (re-rating) (2003) See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

Italy | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Однажды на Диком Западе See more »

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$5,321,508 (USA) (22 June 1984)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Italy:  | (international version)  | Finland: (1970)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

John Landis was one of the stunt men on this film. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Near the beginning, Brett McBain is shooting birds, and Timmy (Brett's son) collects the birds and shows them to his sister Maureen. The birds are chukkar partridge, which were introduced into the United States by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the 1920s and were not present before then. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Station agent: Hey - hey hey hey hey, if you want any tickets, you'll have to go around to, eh, to, eh, the front of the, eh... oooh, well, I s'pose it'll be all right.
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Crazy Credits

Lionel Stander receives on screen credit in the original U.S. theatre
release prints even though his part was completely cut out of this
shortened version. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Gunmen (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"Danny Boy"
(1913) (uncredited)
Written by by Frederick Edward Weatherly
Hummed and Sung a cappella a bit by Simonetta Santaniello See more »