Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

There were three men in her life. One to take her… one to love her —and one to kill her.

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Release Date

12/21/1968

Runtime

166 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$5,380,118

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A mythic meditation on the death of the Old West, told through the collision of three strangers' fates over a small plot of land. Sergio Leone's masterpiece unfolds with operatic grandeur and hypnotic slowness, building toward violence through patience and silence.

Mood

WistfulEpicTenseMelancholic

Themes

SurvivalLoveRevengeFreedom

Tone

Operatic

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

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Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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