Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West, or in Italian: C’era una volta il West, is an epic Spaghetti Western, which refers to the successful subgenre of films of Westerns that were directed by Italian directors. Once Upon a Time was directed by Sergio Leone and featured Henry Ford as the villain, which was a cast against type.
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West was a tremendous financial and artistic success, after which the famous director decided to retire. A budget of $5 million allowed Sergio Leone to create a nearly three hours long movie. It was cut down to 166 minutes to make theaters play it more times per day and bring higher revenue.
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Once Upon a Time in the West