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Once upon a time in the West, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Rafran Cinematografia, San Marco Productions ; produced by Fulvio Morsella ; screenplay by Sergio Donati and Sergio Leone ; from a story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci and Sergio Leone ; directed by Sergio Leone

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Rating: PG-13; for western violence and brief sensuality

Once upon a time in the West

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Paramount Pictures Corporation, Rafran Cinematografia, San Marco Productions ; produced by Fulvio Morsella ; screenplay by Sergio Donati and Sergio Leone ; from a story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci and Sergio Leone ; directed by Sergio Leone

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"Sergio Leone's monumental picture, here in its original form, ranks among his most admired achievements. In the dying days of the Old West, a struggle to control water in a dusty desert town embroils three hard-bitten gunmen in an epic clash of greed, honor and revenge. Henry Fonda stars in his most sinister role as Frank, a hired killer who ruthlessly slays an entire family. Jason Robards plays Cheyenne, an infamous bandit framed for the slaughter. And Charles Bronson is The Man, a mysterious loner determined to exact vengeance for a grudge he refuses to divulge. An influence on countless directors, Leone's masterpiece is considered among the greatest Westerns ever."--Container

Disc 1. Feature and commentary (165 min.) -- Disc 2. Special features

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