The spaghetti western Once Upon a Time in the West from 1968 by Sergio Leone with Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda is at the top of the Moviepilot ranking of the best westerns. It is also in 14th place of the best films ever. On September 12, Once Upon a Time in the West will be released as a remastered version in 4K Ultra HD with an additional Blu-ray and all kinds of bonus material that you can watch. you can now secure at Amazon *.
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This is what the Western masterpiece Once Upon a Time in the West is about
The unscrupulous railway entrepreneur Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti) wants to build a new station on a railway line to the Pacific. The farmer McBain (Frank Wolff) also wants to enrich himself from the line. In order to exert pressure, Morton’s killer Frank (Henry Fonda) is supposed to intimidate him, but instead he shoots him without further ado. Along with his three children.
One day later, McBain’s recently married wife Jill (Claudia Cardinale) arrives at the farm and takes over his inheritance. At first, everyone believes, based on a tip-off, that the crook Cheyenne (Jason Robards) is the murderer of the farm owner, but a mysterious harmonica player (Charles Bronson) sheds light on the situation. Together with Cheyenne, he wants to help Jill against Frank. And he himself still has a score to settle with the murderer.
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The classic has a very high rating not only in the Moviepilot rankings, but also in the community, with an average of 7.8 out of 10 points. In addition, the FILMSTARTS review 5 out of 5 stars with the award as masterpiece for Play me the song of death forgiven.
In addition to the production and Ennio Morricone’s music, the excellent cast and the equally excellent photography by cameraman Tonino Delli Colli make the film to a special classicwhich every cinema fan should have seen.
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