Once Upon a Time in the West
1968, PG, 165 min. Directed by Sergio Leone. Starring Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Jack Elam, Woody Strode.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Wed., Aug. 30, 2000
Leone’s elegiac masterpiece is a classic Western tale about railroads, land grabs, and the entrepreneurial spirit. Ennio Morricone’s haunting score befits the movie’s operatic scope. An additional treat is seeing Hollywood good guy Henry Fonda playing one of the nastiest curs in the West. Once Upon a Time in the West is one of the great films in cinema history.
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Marjorie Baumgarten, Aug. 30, 2000
Once Upon a Time in the West, Sergio Leone, Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Jack Elam, Woody Strode
