1968 · 166 min · PG-13

Once Upon a Time in the West

Name: Once Upon a Time in the West
Genre: Drama, Western
Released: 1968
Duration: 166 min
Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Gabriele Ferzetti

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

Desert Rural

When

1800s

Premise & themes

Premise

Western

Themes

Revenge Greed & Ambition Fate & Destiny

Structure

Frame Narrative

Tone

BleakTenseMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Once Upon a Time in the West

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Setting

Premise & themes

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