Once Upon a Time in the West
starring: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Gabriele Ferzetti
directed by: Sergio Leone
directed by: Sergio Leone
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An outlaw working for a railroad magnate fights a stranger for a new orleans widows land.Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 02/13/2007Starring: Henry Fonda Frank WolffRun time: 165 minutesRating: Pg13Director: Sergio Leone
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The so-called spaghetti Western achieved its apotheosis in Sergio Leone's magnificently mythic (and utterly outlandish) Once upon a Time in the West. After a series of international hits starring Clint Eastwood (from A Fistful of Dollars to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly), Leone outdid himself with this spectacular, larger-than-life, horse-operatic epic about how the West was won. (And make no mistake: this is the wide, wide West, folks--so the widescreen/letterboxed version is strongly recommended.) The unholy trinity of Italian cinema--Leone, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Dario Argento--concocted the story about a woman (Claudia Cardinale) hanging onto her land in hopes that the transcontinental railroad would reach her before a steely-eyed, black-hearted killer (Fonda) does. (The film's advertising slogan was: "There were three men in her life. One to take her ... one to love her ... and one to kill her.") Meanwhile, Leone shoots his stars' faces as if they were expansive Western landscapes, and their towering bodies as if they were looming rock formations in John Ford's Monument Valley. --Jim Emerson
An outlaw working for a railroad magnate fights a stranger for a new orleans widows land.Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 02/13/2007Starring: Henry Fonda Frank WolffRun time: 165 minutesRating: Pg13Director: Sergio Leone
Amazon.com essential video:
The so-called spaghetti Western achieved its apotheosis in Sergio Leone's magnificently mythic (and utterly outlandish) Once upon a Time in the West. After a series of international hits starring Clint Eastwood (from A Fistful of Dollars to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly), Leone outdid himself with this spectacular, larger-than-life, horse-operatic epic about how the West was won. (And make no mistake: this is the wide, wide West, folks--so the widescreen/letterboxed version is strongly recommended.) The unholy trinity of Italian cinema--Leone, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Dario Argento--concocted the story about a woman (Claudia Cardinale) hanging onto her land in hopes that the transcontinental railroad would reach her before a steely-eyed, black-hearted killer (Fonda) does. (The film's advertising slogan was: "There were three men in her life. One to take her ... one to love her ... and one to kill her.") Meanwhile, Leone shoots his stars' faces as if they were expansive Western landscapes, and their towering bodies as if they were looming rock formations in John Ford's Monument Valley. --Jim Emerson
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- The very acme of the best!!
Sergio Leone is unique in his field, and particularly in the western genre. He was in his fourth year of spaghetti western, let's say in full swing, in this film. You know it is Sergio Leone by several elements that do not tell a lie. The music always has the same texture, the same taste, the same sonorities, with the eternal harmonica. Then the landscape, the sunshine, the light, the vegetation and of course practically no fauna, and in this one, not even a snake. Hardly a few horses, a couple of ... Read More
Rating: - My favorite spaghetti western
Yes, it's long. SO long in fact that it never made theaters in the US. It was the longest running film in theaters in France. If you can appreciate the cinematography, it's amazing. This is the kind of flick that you would like if you like Citizen Kane.
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- BORING
A previous reviewer said best western ever. NO WAY. It has the star power but EXTREMELY SLOW going and way too many cliches.
Rating: - once upon a time in the west
I thought that the service and product from amazon was outstanding. I was very happy to get this old movie and enjoyed it a lot and found that the quality was very good, I was real very pleased. Thank you, Alan Tiensvold
Rating: - wonderful
I have seen this movie over and over again, and never tire of it.It is Sergio Leone at his best.Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, and Charles Bronson show what made them stars.The characters are very gritty, as well as the story itself, and at times, downright disturbing.If you liked Unforgiven, you will LOVE this movie.
- The very acme of the best!!Sergio Leone is unique in his field, and particularly in the western genre. He was in his fourth year of spaghetti western, let's say in full swing, in this film. You know it is Sergio Leone by several elements that do not tell a lie. The music always has the same texture, the same taste, the same sonorities, with the eternal harmonica. Then the landscape, the sunshine, the light, the vegetation and of course practically no fauna, and in this one, not even a snake. Hardly a few horses, a couple of ... Read More
- My favorite spaghetti westernYes, it's long. SO long in fact that it never made theaters in the US. It was the longest running film in theaters in France. If you can appreciate the cinematography, it's amazing. This is the kind of flick that you would like if you like Citizen Kane.
- BORINGA previous reviewer said best western ever. NO WAY. It has the star power but EXTREMELY SLOW going and way too many cliches.
- once upon a time in the westI thought that the service and product from amazon was outstanding. I was very happy to get this old movie and enjoyed it a lot and found that the quality was very good, I was real very pleased. Thank you, Alan Tiensvold
- wonderfulI have seen this movie over and over again, and never tire of it.It is Sergio Leone at his best.Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, and Charles Bronson show what made them stars.The characters are very gritty, as well as the story itself, and at times, downright disturbing.If you liked Unforgiven, you will LOVE this movie.
