STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

Excellent

Good

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FILM DETAILS

Certificate 15

Cast Henry Fonda Claudia Cardinale Charles Bronson Jason Robards Gabriele Ferzetti

Directors Sergio Leone

Screenwriters Sergio Donati Sergio Leone

Running Time 168 minutes

Once Upon A Time in the West (15)

Plot
A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad in this long frontier epic. Mysterious pasts and the strength of loyalties is explored amid lightning fast gun battles and stylish vistas.

Verdict
Leone showed with Once Upon A Time In The West that it was possible to honour the Western tradition while raising the artistic bar to such a level that nobody has made a better Western since. In fact, nobody has made a better Western, period.


Reviewer: Kim Newman

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