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.
- Director
- Writers
- Harry Grey(based on novel "The Hoods" by)
- Leonardo Benvenuti(screenplay by)
- Piero De Bernardi(screenplay by)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Harry Grey(based on novel "The Hoods" by)
- Leonardo Benvenuti(screenplay by)
- Piero De Bernardi(screenplay by)
- Stars
- Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 12 wins & 12 nominations total
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- Eveas Eve
- (as Darlanne Fleugel)
- Director
- Writers
- Harry Grey(based on novel "The Hoods" by)
- Leonardo Benvenuti(screenplay by)
- Piero De Bernardi(screenplay by)
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- All cast & crew
Storyline
- Taglines
- Crime, passion and lust for power - Sergio Leone's explosive saga of gangland America.
- Genres
- Certificate
- R
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaWhen 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.
- GoofsWhen 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 creditsJoey Faye is credited as the "adorable old man."
- Alternate versionsFor 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985)
- SoundtracksGod Bless America
Music by Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin Music Corporation
Performed by Kate Smith
Courtesy of RCA Record
- tenco
- May 16, 1999
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Bilo je nekoč v Ameriki
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- 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
- Runtime3 hours 49 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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