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Once Upon a Time in the West ()

C'era una volta il West (original title)
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A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
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Jill McBain
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Frank
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Manuel 'Cheyenne' Gutiérrez
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Harmonica
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Morton
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Sam
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Stony
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Snaky
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Sheriff
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Brett McBain
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Barman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Livio Andronico ...
Bit part (uncredited)
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Member of Cheyenne's Gang (uncredited)
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Member of Frank's Gang Playing Poker (uncredited)
Regina Elena Bisio ...
Old Woman in the Tavern (uncredited)
Joseph Bradley ...
Train Station Master (uncredited)
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Member of Frank's Gang Smoking Pipe at Auction (uncredited)
Marilù Carteny ...
Mourner at Brett McBain's Funeral (uncredited)
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Member of Frank's Gang on Train (uncredited)
Luigi Ciavarro ...
Older Sheriff's Deputy (uncredited)
Spartaco Conversi ...
Member of Frank's Gang Shot Through Boot (uncredited)
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3rd Member of Cheyenne's Gang (uncredited)
Bill Crawley ...
Railway Worker (uncredited)
Paolo Figlia ...
Member of Frank's Gang (uncredited)
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Jim - Member of Frank's Gang (uncredited)
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Member of Frank's Gang in Flashback (uncredited)
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Frank's Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Member of Frank's Gang in Flashback (uncredited)
Stefano Imparato ...
Patrick McBain (uncredited)
Francesca Leone ...
Girl at Flagstone Station (uncredited)
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Girl at Flagstone Station (uncredited)
Frank Leslie ...
Member of Frank's Gang in Flashback (uncredited)
Luigi Magnani ...
Unconfirmed Role (uncredited)
Claudio Mancini ...
Harmonica's Brother (uncredited)
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Harmonica as a Boy (uncredited)
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Member of Frank's Gang at Auction (uncredited)
Enrico Morsella ...
Member of Frank's Gang in Flashback (uncredited)
Umberto Morsella ...
Member of Frank's Gang in Flashback (uncredited)
Al Mulock ...
Knuckles - Member of Frank's Gang (uncredited)
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Morton's Train Conductor (uncredited)
Tullio Palmieri ...
Flagstone Carpenter (uncredited)
Antonio Palombi ...
Cattle Corner Station Agent (uncredited)
Renato Pinciroli ...
First Bidder at Auction (uncredited)
Lorenzo Robledo ...
2nd Member of Cheyenne's Gang (uncredited)
Sandra Salvatori ...
Mourner at Brett McBain's Funeral (uncredited)
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Cheyenne's Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Vecino (uncredited)
Enzo Santaniello ...
Timmy McBain (uncredited)
Simonetta Santaniello ...
Maureen McBain (uncredited)
Claudio Scarchilli ...
Member of Frank's Gang (uncredited)
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia ...
Sheriff's Deputy (uncredited)
Robert Spafford ...
Construction Yard Owner (uncredited)
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Frank's Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Maureen McBain (uncredited)
Luana Strode ...
Indian Woman at Cattle Corner Station (uncredited)
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Member of Frank's Gang with Black Hat at Auction (uncredited)
Dino Zamboni ...
Man in the Bar (uncredited)
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Wobbles (uncredited)

Directed by

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Sergio Leone

Written by

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Sergio Donati ... (screenplay by) &
Sergio Leone ... (screenplay by)
 
Dario Argento ... (from a story by) &
Bernardo Bertolucci ... (from a story by) &
Sergio Leone ... (from a story by)
 
Mickey Knox ... (dialogue)

Produced by

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Bino Cicogna ... executive producer
Fulvio Morsella ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by

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Tonino Delli Colli ... director of photography

Editing by

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Nino Baragli

Editorial Department

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Andreina Casini ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Carlo Reali ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Carlo Simi ... (uncredited)

Set Decoration by

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Carlo Simi ... (sets by)
Rafael Ferri ... (uncredited)
Carlo Leva ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Carlo Simi
Antonella Pompei ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Alberto De Rossi ... makeup supervision
Giannetto De Rossi ... makeup
Grazia De Rossi ... hairdresser

Production Management

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Claudio Mancini ... production manager
Ugo Tucci ... production supervisor
Camillo Teti ... assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Giancarlo Santi ... first assistant director
Adolfo Aristarain ... assistant director (uncredited)
Salvatore Basile ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Antonio Palombi ... assistant production designer (uncredited)
Enrico Simi ... assistant set decorator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Fausto Ancillai ... sound engineer
Luciano Anzellotti ... sound effects (as Luciano Anzilotti)
Roberto Arcangeli ... sound effects
Gilles Barberis ... audio restorer
Alessandro Biancani ... audio restorer
Italo Cameracanna ... sound effects
Claudio Maielli ... sound engineer
Elio Pacella ... sound engineer

Special Effects by

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Eros Bacciucchi ... special effects (as Bacciucchi)

Visual Effects by

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Carlo De Marchis ... miniature maker (uncredited)

Stunts

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Benito Stefanelli ... master of arms
Luigi Ciavarro ... stunt actor (uncredited)
Paolo Figlia ... stunts (uncredited)
John Landis ... stunts (uncredited)
Claudio Scarchilli ... stunts (uncredited)
Benito Stefanelli ... stunts (uncredited)
Fabio Testi ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Franco Di Giacomo ... camera operator (uncredited)
Roberto Forges Davanzati ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Giuseppe Lanci ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Angelo Novi ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Marilù Carteny ... assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Ennio Morricone ... music conducted by
Alessandro Alessandroni ... musician: whistle (uncredited)
Cantori Moderni Di Alessandroni ... music performers (uncredited)
Guido Cenciarelli ... musical assistant (uncredited)
Franco De Gemini ... musician: harmonica solo (uncredited)
Edda Dell'Orso ... soloist (uncredited)
Sergio Marcotulli ... music engineer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Serena Canevari ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Ferruccio Amendola ... italian voice dubbing (uncredited)
Manuel Amigo ... second production supervisor (uncredited)
Louis Arbessier ... french voice dubbing: Keenan Wynn (uncredited)
René Arrieu ... french voice dubbing: Jason Robards (uncredited)
Michèle Bardollet ... french voice dubbing: Claudia Cardinale (uncredited)
Claude Bertrand ... french voice dubbing: Charles Bronson (uncredited)
Jean-Henri Chambois ... french voice dubbing: Gabriele Ferzetti (uncredited)
Roberto Chevalier ... italian voice dubbing: Stefano Imparato (uncredited)
Jean Clarieux ... french voice dubbing: Paolo Stoppa (uncredited)
Pierre Collet ... french voice dubbing: Jack Elam (uncredited)
Carlo D'Angelo ... voice dubbing (uncredited)
Gérard Darrieu ... french voice dubbing: Lionel Stander (uncredited)
Luciano De Ambrosis ... italian voice dubbing (uncredited)
Manlio De Angelis ... italian voice dubbing (uncredited)
Arturo Dominici ... italian voice dubbing: Michael Harvey (uncredited)
Corrado Gaipa ... italian voice dubbing: Frank Wolff (uncredited)
Lauro Gazzolo ... italian voice dubbing: Joseph Bradley (uncredited)
Nando Gazzolo ... italian voice dubbing: Henry Fonda (uncredited)
Joyce Gordon ... english voice dubbing: Claudia Cardinale (uncredited)
Bernie Grant ... english voice dubbing: Gabriele Ferzetti (uncredited)
Sergio Graziani ... italian voice dubbing: Aldo Sambrell (uncredited)
Igino Lardani ... titles (uncredited)
Oreste Lionello ... italian voice dubbing: Marco Zuanelli (uncredited)
Pino Locchi ... italian voice dubbing: Benito Stefanelli (uncredited)
Raymond Loyer ... french voice dubbing: Henry Fonda (uncredited)
Anna Rita Pasanisi ... italian voice dubbing: Simonetta Santaniello (uncredited)
Bruno Persa ... italian voice dubbing: Jack Elam (uncredited)
Mario Pisu ... italian voice dubbing (uncredited)
Henri Poirier ... french voice dubbing: Frank Wolff (uncredited)
Cesare Polacco ... italian voice dubbing: Lionel Stander (uncredited)
Giuseppe Rinaldi ... italian voice dubbing: Charles Bronson (uncredited)
Carlo Romano ... italian voice dubbing: Jason Robards (uncredited)
Giovanni Saccenti ... italian voice dubbing: Renato Pinciroli (uncredited)
Rita Savagnone ... italian voice dubbing: Claudia Cardinale (uncredited)
Stefano Sibaldi ... italian voice dubbing: Keenan Wynn (uncredited)
Benito Stefanelli ... master of arms (uncredited)
Sergio Tedesco ... italian voice dubbing (uncredited)
Glauco Teti ... production secretary (uncredited)
Wanda Tettoni ... italian voice dubbing (uncredited)
Renato Turi ... italian voice dubbing: Tullio Palmieri (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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 whom? 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, a man already on a quest to get even. Written by DrGoodBeat / edited by statmanjeff

Plot Keywords
Taglines There were three men in her life. One knew her past. One wanted her land. One wanted revenge. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (United States)
  • There Was Once the West (United States)
  • Erase una vez en el oeste (United States, Spanish title)
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (Singapore, English title)
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (Israel, English title)
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Runtime
  • 166 min
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Box Office

Budget $5,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $5,380,604

Did You Know?

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Trivia Henry Fonda originally turned down the role of Frank. Director Sergio Leone flew to the United States and met with Fonda, who asked why he was wanted for the film. Leone replied, "Picture this: the camera shows a gunman from the waist down pulling his gun and shooting a running child. The camera pans up to the gunman's face and...it's Henry Fonda" (until then, with one exception, Fonda had only been cast in "good guy" roles. Leone wanted the audience to be shocked). See more »
Goofs As Frank and his gang ride away from the train, tire tracks are visible in the dirt. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Clock (2010). See more »
Soundtracks Danny Boy See more »
Crazy Credits The opening credits appear over the three gunmen waiting at the train station. The film title itself appears at the end of the film. See more »
Quotes Harmonica: [facing three men] And Frank?
Snaky: Frank sent us.
Harmonica: Did you bring a horse for me?
Snaky: Well... looks like we're...
[snickers]
Snaky: ...looks like we're shy one horse.
Harmonica: [shaking head] You brought two too many.
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