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1968 · 166 min · PG-13

Once Upon a Time in the West

Directed by Sergio Leone · Drama, Western

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) is a Drama film, directed by Sergio Leone set in Arizona during the 1800s. It runs 166 minutes and is rated PG-13.

A western, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of revenge, greed & ambition, and fate & destiny play out through frame narrative.

Composer
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Tonino Delli Colli
Cast
Claudia CardinaleHenry FondaJason RobardsCharles BronsonGabriele FerzettiPaolo StoppaWoody StrodeJack Elam

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Arizona
Setting
DesertRural
When
1800s

Premise & themes

Premise
Western
Themes
RevengeGreed & AmbitionFate & Destiny
Structure
Frame Narrative
Tone
BleakTenseMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
EnsembleFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Sparse Quiet
Based on
Pure Fiction

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