How long is Once Upon a Time in the West?
2h 45m
Once Upon a Time in the West/Running time
What is the story of Once Upon a Time in the West?
There’s a single piece of land around Flagstone with water on it, and rail baron Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti) aims to have it, knowing the new railroad will have to stop there. He sends his henchman Frank (Henry Fonda) to scare the land’s owner, McBain (Frank Wolff), but Frank kills him instead and pins it on a known bandit, Cheyenne (Jason Robards). Meanwhile, a mysterious gunslinger with a score to settle (Charles Bronson) and McBain’s new wife, Jill (Claudia Cardinale), arrive in town.
Once Upon a Time in the West/Film synopsis
What year does Once Upon a Time in the West take place?
The aim of its writers is to identify that year as “a momentous year in American history,” and to make a case for 1968 being the starting point of the contemporary society in which we live today.
Where does Once Upon a Time in the West take place?
Flagstone
Charles Bronson (left) and Henry Fonda in Once upon a Time in the West (1968), directed by Sergio Leone. Jill (played by Claudia Cardinale) is a mail-order bride who arrives in the fictional town of Flagstone, Arizona, to find her new husband and his children murdered by a gunman named Frank (Fonda).
Who is the woman in Once Upon a Time in the West?
Spaghetti westerns were never too progressive in their depiction of women characters, but Claudia Cardinale’s role at the centre of Sergio Leone’s epic Once upon a Time in the West is more complex than might first appear, says Christina Newland.
Why did Clint Eastwood Turned Down Once Upon a Time in the West?
Afraid of being typecast having made three spaghetti Westerns in a row with Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood declined the opportunity to appear in the film.
Who was the actress in Once Upon a Time in the West?
Claudia CardinaleJill McBain
Once Upon a Time in the West/Actresses
Spaghetti westerns were never too progressive in their depiction of women characters, but Claudia Cardinale’s role at the centre of Sergio Leone’s epic Once upon a Time in the West is more complex than might first appear, says Christina Newland.
Why did Clint Eastwood decline Once Upon a Time in the West?
Who was the black man that played in Once Upon a Time in the West?
Woody Strode in “The Revengers” Woodrow Wilson Woolwine “Woody” Strode (July 25, 1914 – December 31, 1994) was an African American decathlete and football star who went on to become a film actor. He was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Spartacus in 1960.
Why was Clint Eastwood not in Once Upon a Time in the West?
Was Clint Eastwood in Once Upon a Time in the West?
Despite the newfound maturity and somber tone, Once Upon a Time in the West was a Sergio Leone Western, and fans were expecting Clint Eastwood. Who they got instead was Charles Bronson. Eastwood had been working with Leone for years, starring as The Man with No Name in his iconic Dollars trilogy.