Once Upon a Time in The West

– This classic western masterpiece is an epic film about a widow whose land and life are in danger as ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.50 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 45 Minutes
Release Year:
1968
Original Name:
C'era una volta il West
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) - Also known as C'era una volta il West

This classic western masterpiece is an epic film about a widow whose land and life are in danger as the railroad is getting closer and closer to taking them over. A mysterious harmonica player joins forces with a desperado to protect the woman and her land.

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Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) - Trailer

Release Date:

04 Jul 1969

Language:

Italian, Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Sergio Leone

Writer:

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)

Main Actors:

Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson

Plot:

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.

Awards:

4 wins & 5 nominations.

Production:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
98%
Metacritic:
80%