Once Upon a Time in the West
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- Synopsis
- In Sergio Leone's epic Western, shot partly in Monument Valley, a revenge story becomes an epic contemplation of the Western past. To get his hands on prime railroad land in Sweetwater, crippled railroad baron Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti) hires ......
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- Director(s)
- Sergio Leone
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount
- MPAA Rating
- Not Yet Rated
- Runtime
- 165 min.
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Variety | Staff (Not credited)Add Critic to Favorites
Henry Fonda and Jason Robards relish each screen minute as the heavies, and Charles Bronson plays Clint Eastwood's 'man with no name' role. (Review of Original Release)Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
Good fun, especially if you like Leone's way of savoring the last morsel of every scene. (Review of Original Release)Read the full review
The New York Times | Vincent CanbyAdd Critic to Favorites
The biggest, longest, most expensive Leone Western to date, and, in many ways, the most absurd... Granting the fact that it is quite bad, Once Upon the Time in the West is almost always interesting, wobbling, as it does, between being an epic lampoon and a serious hommage to the men who created the dreams of Leone's childhood. (Review of Original Release)Read the full review
