Once Upon a Time in the West

If there had to be a final Western, Once Upon a Time in the West would be it. ” Time Out

With Sergio Leone, Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson and a score from Ennio Morricone, this is the western too end all westerns.
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.

Rating
M
Duration
165 MINS

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