Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West (, "Once upon a time (there was) the West") is a 1968 epic Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone, who co-wrote it with Sergio Donati based on a story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Leone. It stars Henry Fonda, cast against type as the villain, Charles Bronson as his nemesis, Jason Robards as a bandit, and Claudia Cardinale as a newly widowed homesteader. The widescreen cinematography was by Tonino Delli Colli, and the acclaimed film score was by Ennio Morricone.
Plot
The "once upon a time" story develops around the Old West town of "Flagstone". A man arrives who wears a harmonica on a cord about his neck - and so is dubbed "Harmonica" after it - seeking revenge against the outlaw, Frank. Currently Frank works as a hired gunman for the railroad tycoon, Morton, who is trying to acquire land owned by the Brett McBain family. A second outlaw, Cheyenne, becomes implicated in the killings that arise from this.
Cast
- Al Mulock
- Aldo Berti
- Aldo Sambrell
- Antonio Molino Rojo
- Benito Stefanelli
- Bruno Corazzari
- Charles Bronson
- Claudia Cardinale
- Claudio Scarchilli
- Conrado San Martín
- Don Galloway
- Enzo Santaniello
- Fabio Testi
- Frank Braña
- Frank Wolff
- Gabriele Ferzetti
- Henry Fonda
- Jack Elam
- Jason Robards
- John Frederick
- Keenan Wynn
- Lionel Stander
- Lorenzo Robledo
- Marco Zuanelli
- Paolo Stoppa
- Ricardo Palacios
- Robert Hossein
- Saturno Cerra
- Sergio Leone
- Spartaco Conversi
- Woody Strode
More details
| author | Bernardo Bertolucci Dario Argento Sergio Donati Sergio Leone |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Wild West |
| director | Sergio Leone |
| editor | Nino Baragli |
| events | American frontier American pioneer amorality anonymity capitalism community building frontier justice identity masculinity revenge |
| genre | western |
| keywords | a reverter ambush build capture confine duster force gunfighter gunman harmonica hired gun kill married old west older brother railroad worker railway car reversion sexual encounter sole heir spinal tuberculosis the old west train station wait want |
| musicBy | Ennio Morricone |
| producer | Fulvio Morsella |
| publisher | Euro International Films Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Almería Arizona Cinecittà La Calahorra Utah |
| theme | epic spaghetti western transport |