Once upon a time in the West / Paramount Pictures presents ; Sergio Leone film ; produced by Fulvio Morsella ; directed by Sergio Leone ; a Rafran-San Marco production.
Publisher:
Paramount Home Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
2 videodiscs (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
container of (work): C'era una volta il west (Motion picture). English. Uncut version. container of (expression): C'era una volta il west (Motion picture). French.
Notes:
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1968. Special features on disc 1 include audio commentary with contributions by directors John Carpenter, John Milius, and Alex Cox, film historians Sir Christopher Frayling and Dr. Sheldon Hall, and cast and crew. Special features on disc 2 include three documentaries: An opera of violence -- The wages of sin -- Something to do with death ; the featurette Railroad: revolutionizing the West ; a location gallery, a production gallery, and cast profiles. Charles Bronson, Jason Robards Jr., Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jack Elam, Keenan Wynn.
Contents:
Disc 1. Feature and commentary (165 min.) -- Disc 2. Special features.
Summary:
"Sergio Leone's monumental picture, here in its original form, ranks among his most admired achievements. In the dying days of the Old West, a struggle to control water in a dusty desert town embroils three hard-bitten gunmen in an epic clash of greed, honor and revenge. Henry Fonda stars in his most sinister role as Frank, a hired killer who ruthlessly slays an entire family. Jason Robards plays Cheyenne, an infamous bandit framed for the slaughter. And Charles Bronson is The Man, a mysterious loner determined to exact vengeance for a grudge he refuses to divulge. An influence on countless directors, Leone's masterpiece is considered among the greatest Westerns ever."--Container.
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