| | Once Upon A Time In The West | |
Description
Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti), the power-hungry owner of a railroad company, hires Frank (Henry Fonda, playing against type), a gunfighter without a conscience, to kill anyone who stands in the way of the completion of the railroad. After Frank murders land owner Brett McBain (Frank Wolff), McBain's widow (Claudia Cardinale) hires two killers of her own to protect her and gain revenge: a mysterious, harmonica-playing desperado (Charles Bronson) and his rogue sidekick (Jason Robards). Using techniques previously unseen in the genre, Sergio Leone utilizes close-ups, color, and Ennio Morricone's trademark score to create a tense and somber meditation on death which is widely considered to be one of the best westerns in cinematic history. Soon-to-be legendary Italian directors Dario Argento (SUSPIRIA) and Bernardo Bertolucci (THE LAST EMPEROR) collaborated with Leone on the screenplay.
Special Features
Audio commentary track featuring contributions from directors John Carpenter, John Milius, and Alex Cox, Leone's biographer Christopher Frayling, Dr Sheldon Hall, plus cast and crew. 3 documentaries: 'An Opera of Violence', 'The Wages of Sin' and 'Something To Do With Death' (including interviews with cast and crew and archive interviews with Sergio Leone and Henry Fonda). 'Railroad: Revolutionising The West' featurette. Locations stills gallery. Production stills gallery. Cast profiles. Original theatrical trailer. Interactive menu. Scene access.
Technical Details
Region: 2
Running Time: 2 hours and 39 minutes (approx)
Production Year: 1969
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic
Director: Sergio Leone
Actors: Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Gabriele Ferzetti, Woody Strode, Jack Elam, Lionel Stander, Paolo Stoppa, Frank Wolff, Keenan Wynn
Languages: English
Subtitles: Danish, Swedish
Genre: Westerns
Certificate: 15 Suitable for Persons Aged 15 or Over
Directed by: Sergio Leone
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