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Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

PG-13 ★ 8.3/10 166 min Drama, Western Italy, United States Italian
Director: Sergio Leone
Dialogue: Mickey Knox
Story by: Sergio Leone, Bernardo Bertolucci, Dario Argento
Screenplay by: Sergio Leone, Sergio Donati
Streaming: Not available
There were three men in her life. One to take her… one to love her —and one to kill her.

Description

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.

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Top Cast

Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale Jill
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda Frank
Jason Robards
Jason Robards 'Cheyenne'
Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson 'Harmonica'
Gabriele Ferzetti
Gabriele Ferzetti Morton
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa Sam
Woody Strode
Woody Strode Frank's Gunman
Jack Elam
Jack Elam Frank's Gunman

Once Upon a Time in the West Appears on 32 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #529
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #296
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #52
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #1679
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #533
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #97
The Film Foundation (by Martin Scorsese)
The Film Foundation #552

Critic Curated

Indiewire's 100 Greatest Westerns of All Time
IndieWire #02
Paste Magazines Best Movies Of The 1960s
Paste Magazine #08
Paste Magazines The 100 Best Western Movies
Paste Magazine #05
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #213
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #83
The Observers Top 100 Film Moments 2
The Observer #66
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #109

Filmmaker Curation

Baz Luhrmann's Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #24
Bill Hader's Favorite Movies
Collider #155
Dario Argento's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #43
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #364
Lynne Ramsay's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #27
Martin Scorsese's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #10
Martin Scorsese's List Of 50 Formative Films
LaCinetek #37
Martin Scorsese's Top Ten Widescreen Films
Letterboxd #07

Fun Lists

Top Of The Lists Most Quoted Films Ranked
LaCinetek #94

Genre Curation

The 50 Best Western Movies Ever by Keith Phipps (Vulture)
Vulture #03
Top 100 Spaghetti Westerns As Rated By The Letterboxd Community
Letterboxd #02

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1960-1969 Films
Letterboxd #12
Letterboxd Top 100 Movies Rated PG-13
Letterboxd #07
Movies Where A 5 Star Rating Is Most Common
Letterboxd #57
Showdown Locomotion
Letterboxd Showdown #20
Showdown The Perfect Score
Letterboxd Showdown #13
Showdown Unforgiven
Letterboxd Showdown #09
The Top-Rated Movie of Every Year by Letterboxd Users
Letterboxd #54

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