Once upon a time in the West [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures Corporation, Rafran Cinematografia, San Marco Productions ; produced by Fulvio Morsella ; screenplay by Sergio Donati and Sergio Leone ; from a story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci and Sergio Leone ; directed by Sergio Leone.
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FilmPublisher number: 06830 | ParamountLanguage: English, French Original language: English Series: Widescreen DVD collectionPublication details: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2003]Edition: Special collector's edDescription: 2 videodiscs (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0792172728
- 9780792172727
- Director of photography, Tonino Delli Colli ; editor, Nino Baragli ; original music, Ennio Morricone ; sets and costumes, Carlo Simi.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | WESTERN Once upo | Available | 33111006054106 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 killers, led by blue-eyed sadist Frank (Henry Fonda), who wipe out property owner Brett McBain (Frank Wolff) and his family. McBain's newly arrived bride, Jill (Claudia Cardinale), however, inherits it instead. Both outlaw Cheyenne (Jason Robards) and lethally mysterious Harmonica (Charles Bronson) take it upon themselves to look after Jill and thwart Frank's plans to seize her land. As alliances and betrayals mutate, it soon becomes clear that Harmonica wants to get Frank for another reason -- it has "something to do with death." As in his "Dollars" trilogy, Leone transforms the standard Western plot through the visual impact of widescreen landscapes and the figures therein. At its full length, Once Upon a Time in the West is Leone's operatic masterwork, worthy of its legend-making title. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968.
Special features include three documentaries and audio commentary.
Title from title screen.
Director of photography, Tonino Delli Colli ; editor, Nino Baragli ; original music, Ennio Morricone ; sets and costumes, Carlo Simi.
Claudia Cardinale, Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Gabriele Ferzetti, Paolo Stoppa, Woody Strode, Jack Elam, Keenan Wynn.
A man preparing to welcome his new wife to his home is killed, along with his entire family.
MPAA rating: PG-13.
DVD ; Dolby digital mono, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
English or French dialogue; Closed-captioned.