Once Upon a Time in the West

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Once Upon a Time in the West is a 1968 epic Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone, renowned for its operatic style, Ennio Morricone’s iconic score, and Henry Fonda’s rare turn as a chilling villain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spaghetti Western film
epic Western film
film
character Cheyenne
Frank
Harmonica (character)
surface form: Harmonica

Jill McBain
cinematographyBy Tonino Delli Colli NERFINISHED
countryOfFilming Italy
Spain
countryOfOrigin Italy
United States of America
surface form: United States
director Sergio Leone
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy Nino Baragli NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Almería
Cinecittà Studios
genre Spaghetti Westerns
surface form: Spaghetti Western

Western film
epic film
hasFilmRating PG-13 (later home releases, US)
hasTheme encroachment of modernity
frontier capitalism
revenge
musicBy Ennio Morricone
notableFor Ennio Morricone’s score
Henry Fonda’s villainous role
operatic visual style
originalLanguage English
Italian
partOf Spaghetti Westerns
surface form: Spaghetti Western cycle
producer Fulvio Morsella
Sergio Leone
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
Rafran Cinematografica
recognizedAs classic of the Western genre
releaseDate 1968-12-21
releaseYear 1968
runningTime approximately 165 minutes
setInPeriod late 19th century
settingLocation Old West
surface form: American Old West
starring Charles Bronson
Claudia Cardinale
Henry Fonda
Jason Robards
storyBy Bernardo Bertolucci
Dario Argento
Sergio Leone
writtenBy Sergio Donati
Sergio Leone

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Subject: Once Upon a Time in the West
Description of subject: Once Upon a Time in the West is a 1968 epic Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone, renowned for its operatic style, Ennio Morricone’s iconic score, and Henry Fonda’s rare turn as a chilling villain.

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Henry Fonda notableWork Once Upon a Time in the West
Claudia Cardinale notableWork Once Upon a Time in the West
Jason Robards notableWork Once Upon a Time in the West
Sergio Leone notableWork Once Upon a Time in the West
Woody Strode notableWork Once Upon a Time in the West
Spaghetti Westerns notableFilm Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West (score) partOf Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West (score) basedOn Once Upon a Time in the West
this entity surface form: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968 film)
Keenan Wynn notableWork Once Upon a Time in the West
Charles Bronson notableWork Once Upon a Time in the West
Charles Bronson portrayedIn Once Upon a Time in the West
this entity surface form: Once Upon a Time in the West (as Harmonica)
Duck, You Sucker! follows Once Upon a Time in the West
Nino Baragli workedOn Once Upon a Time in the West
Nino Baragli notableWork Once Upon a Time in the West
Tonino Delli Colli notableWork Once Upon a Time in the West
Tonino Delli Colli workedOn Once Upon a Time in the West
Franco Arcalli edited Once Upon a Time in the West
Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale notableWork Once Upon a Time in the West
Jill McBain in Once Upon a Time in the West appearsIn Once Upon a Time in the West
subject surface form: Jill McBain
Jill McBain in Once Upon a Time in the West appearsIn Once Upon a Time in the West
subject surface form: Jill McBain
this entity surface form: 1968 film Once Upon a Time in the West
Jason Nelson Robards Jr. notableWork Once Upon a Time in the West
subject surface form: Jason Robards