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Once Upon a Time in America - suuri gangsterisota

Original title: Once Upon a Time in America
  • 19841984
  • K-16K-16
  • 3h 49m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
349K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
635
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Once Upon a Time in America - suuri gangsterisota (1984)
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A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

IMDb RATING
8.3/10
349K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
635
272
  • Director
    • Sergio Leone
  • Writers
    • Harry Grey(based on novel "The Hoods" by)
    • Leonardo Benvenuti(screenplay by)
    • Piero De Bernardi(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • James Woods
    • Elizabeth McGovern
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sergio Leone
  • Writers
    • Harry Grey(based on novel "The Hoods" by)
    • Leonardo Benvenuti(screenplay by)
    • Piero De Bernardi(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • James Woods
    • Elizabeth McGovern
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 817User reviews
    • 134Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #81
    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 12 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Robert De Niro and Tuesday Weld in Once Upon a Time in America - suuri gangsterisota (1984)
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    Robert De Niro and Elizabeth McGovern in Once Upon a Time in America - suuri gangsterisota (1984)
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    Robert De Niro, James Woods, Joe Pesci, William Forsythe, and Burt Young in Once Upon a Time in America - suuri gangsterisota (1984)
    Robert De Niro and Elizabeth McGovern in Once Upon a Time in America - suuri gangsterisota (1984)
    Jennifer Connelly and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America - suuri gangsterisota (1984)

    Top cast

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    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Noodles
    James Woods
    James Woods
    • Max
    Elizabeth McGovern
    Elizabeth McGovern
    • Deborah
    Treat Williams
    Treat Williams
    • Jimmy O'Donnell
    Tuesday Weld
    Tuesday Weld
    • Carol
    Burt Young
    Burt Young
    • Joe
    Joe Pesci
    Joe Pesci
    • Frankie
    Danny Aiello
    Danny Aiello
    • Police Chief Aiello
    William Forsythe
    William Forsythe
    • Cockeye
    James Hayden
    James Hayden
    • Patsy
    Darlanne Fluegel
    Darlanne Fluegel
    • Eve
    • (as Darlanne Fleugel)
    Larry Rapp
    Larry Rapp
    • Fat Moe
    Dutch Miller
    • Van Linden
    Robert Harper
    Robert Harper
    • Sharkey
    Richard Bright
    Richard Bright
    • Chicken Joe
    Gerard Murphy
    • Crowning
    Amy Ryder
    • Peggy
    Olga Karlatos
    • Woman in the Puppet Theatre
    • Director
      • Sergio Leone
    • Writers
      • Harry Grey(based on novel "The Hoods" by)
      • Leonardo Benvenuti(screenplay by)
      • Piero De Bernardi(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When filming was completed, the footage ran to a total of eight to ten hours. Director Sergio Leone and editor Nino Baragli trimmed the footage to around six hours, with the plan of releasing the film as two three-hour movies. The producers refused this idea, and Leone had to further cut the film down to three hours and forty-nine minutes.
    • Goofs
      When Young Noodles holds Young Peggy in the toilet and she says "You better stop squeezing me, or I'm gonna poop in my pants", the beginning of her line sounds twice, as if two different takes have been overlapped with a cross-fade.
    • Quotes

      Noodles: [to Deborah] There were two things I couldn't get out of my mind. One was Dominic, the way he said, "I slipped," just before he died. The other was you. How you used to read me your Song of Songs, remember? "How beautiful are your feet / In sandals, O prince's daughter." I used to read the Bible every night. Every night I used to think about you. "Your navel is a bowl / Well-rounded with no lack of wine / Your belly, a heap of wheat / Surrounded with lilies / Your breasts / Clusters of grapes / Your breath, sweet-scented as apples." Nobody's gonna love you the way I loved you. There were times I couldn't stand it any more. I used to think of you. I'd think, "Deborah lives. She's out there. She exists." And that would get me through it all. You know how important that was to me?

    • Crazy credits
      Joey Faye is credited as the "adorable old man."
    • Alternate versions
      For its U.S. theatrical release the film was cut by 90 minutes from 3 hours and 47 minutes to 2 hours and 19 minutes despite the original cut gaining rave reviews at the film's premiere at Cannes. Many film critics gave two separate reviews for the film. While the complete European version was highly praised, the heavily edited US theatrical release was critically butchered.
    • Connections
      Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      God Bless America
      Music by Irving Berlin

      Irving Berlin Music Corporation

      Performed by Kate Smith

      Courtesy of RCA Record

    User reviews817

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    The musical score
    This Brilliant film is greatly enhanced by the superb musical score. The main theme, which is a fairly innocuous slow moving and unmemorable affair, is gradually woven into the film at key points and by the end is almost painfully haunting. This should feature top of the list in studies of how to write meaningful film scores.
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    • ke
    • Nov 8, 1998

    FAQ11

    • How did the invention Noodles' shows to Capuano work?
    • Is 'Once Upon a Time in America' based on a book?
    • What is the book Noodles reads as a kid when he's in the bathroom?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 1984 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • French
      • Yiddish
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Once Upon a Time in America - det stora gangsterkriget
    • Filming locations
      • Williamsburg Bridge, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Ladd Company
      • Warner Bros.
      • Producers Sales Organization (PSO)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,321,508
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,412,014
      • Jun 3, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,473,337
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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