Once upon a time in the West /
"To get his hands on prime railroad land in Sweetwater, crippled railroad baron Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti) hires killers, led by blue-eyed sadist Frank (Henry Fonda), who wipe out property owner Brett McBain (Frank Wolff) and his family. McBain's newly arrived bride, Jill (Claudia Cardinal...
| Uniform Title: | C'era una volta il west (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French |
| Language Notes: | Soundtracks: English (5.1 surround and mono) and French (mono); optional subtitles in English. Closed-captioned. |
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Hollywood, Calif. :
Paramount,
[2003]
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| Edition: | Special collector's ed. |
| Series: | Widescreen DVD collection.
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| Summary: | "To get his hands on prime railroad land in Sweetwater, crippled railroad baron Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti) hires killers, led by blue-eyed sadist Frank (Henry Fonda), who wipe out property owner Brett McBain (Frank Wolff) and his family. McBain's newly arrived bride, Jill (Claudia Cardinale), however, inherits it instead. Both outlaw Cheyenne (Jason Robards) and lethally mysterious Harmonica (Charles Bronson) take it upon themselves to look after Jill and thwart Frank's plans to seize her land"--allmovie.com. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968. Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs. Special features: disc 1. Commentary track with contributions from directors John Carpenter, John Milius, and Alex Cox, film historians Christopher Frayling (writer of Leone's biography) and Sheldon Hall, plus additional comments from the cast and crew -- disc 2. "An opera of violence", "The wages of sin", "Something to do with death"--3 documentaries that include exclusive interviews with Claudia Cardinale, Gabriele Ferzetti, Bernardo Bertolucci and cinematographer Tonino Delli Colli, with contributions from John Carpenter, John Milius, Alex Cox, Christopher Frayling and Sheldon Hall ; Railroad : revolutionising the west--featurette ; Location gallery ; Production gallery ; Cast profiles ; Theatrical trailer. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Tonino Delli Colli ; editor, Nino Baragli ; original music, Ennio Morricone ; sets and costumes, Carlo Simi. |
| ISBN: | 0792172728 |