Rent Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

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3h 40min
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Synopsis:
Ten years in planning, Sergio Leone's epic 'Once Upon a Time in America' portrays 50 years of riveting underworld history and offers rich roles to a remarkable cast. Robert De Niro and James Woods play lifelong Lower East Side pals whose wary partnership unravels in death and mystery. Strong support comes from 'Tuesday Weld', Joe Pesci, Jennifer Connelly, Elizabeth McGovern and the young actors playing the central characters as ghetto kids.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Arnon Milchan
Writers:
Harry Grey, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Enrico Medioli, Franco Arcalli, Franco Ferrini, Sergio Leone, Stuart Kaminsky, Ernesto Gastaldi
Others:
Ennio Morricone, Gabriella Pescucci, Tonino Delli Colli
Studio:
Warner
Genres:
Classics, Drama
Collections:
10 Films to Watch if You Like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Cinema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 1, Films by Genre, Films to Watch If You Like..., Gangster films & Trilogies, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Joe Pesci, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Best Last Films: World Cinema, Top 10 Films Set in Venice, Top Films, What We Were Watching in 1971
Awards:

1985 BAFTA Best Costumes

1985 BAFTA Best Music

BBFC:
Release Date:
23/06/2003
Run Time:
220 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Arabic, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, French
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Film Critic Richard Schickel
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Documentary Profile 'Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone'
  • Photo Gallery
  • Rare Behind the Scenes Stills
BBFC:
Release Date:
07/02/2011
Run Time:
229 minutes
Languages:
Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Czech Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 5.1, Hungarian Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1, Polish Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Brazilian, Bulgarian, Castillian, Chinese, Complex Mandarin, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Korean, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Commentary by Critic/Historian Richard Schickel
  • Excerpt from the Documentary
  • Once upon a Time: Sergio Leone
  • Chronicling the Making of the Movie
  • Theatrical Trailer

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Reviews (3) of Once Upon a Time in America

Once upon a time in Ye Olde America - Once Upon a Time in America review by CP Customer

Spoiler Alert
18/03/2005

Not the up to date film we were expecting, although managed to fill a friday evening's viewing!

2 out of 11 members found this review helpful.

It Took Some Time - Once Upon a Time in America review by JJ

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06/09/2021

At last we recieved a Blu-ray copy of this magnificent film which both a) played and b) didn't have the ludicrous video-tape (!) insertions of the so called "special edition". I suppose the latter is special, to be fair, just not in the way they intended. Still, it calls for a bottle of Cordon Rouge in celebration.

As to the film, the opening scenes set it up for the next 3 1/2 hours: a murder, a brutal beating and a hallucinogenic visit to an opium den. Wonderful stuff!

1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.

One of The Greatest of Feature Films - Once Upon a Time in America review by GI

Spoiler Alert
19/10/2024

This epic film is a visionary masterpiece. It's a long film and was savagely cut by the studio on its initial release resulting in it gaining a poor reputation. But when it was later restored to director Sergio Leone's final cut it was revealed as a masterclass in modern film making. Its a gangster film and along with some of Leone's other films it's a study of the birth fo modern America. Robert De Niro, in one of his finest roles, is David 'Noodles' Aaronson who returns to New York in 1968, thirty five years after fleeing the city. His return sparks his memories of the 1920s & 30s when he was a member of a gang of four who rise from street gang to run a powerful organised crime group during the prohibition. His close friendship with Max (James Woods), who gradually becomes more erratic and unpredictable, forces Noodles to betray him. With the narrative cleverly cutting between the various timelines and with a stunningly beautiful and realistic recreation of a period New York this is not only a really engrossing film but also one that has some staggeringly marvellous scenes. There's some sharp and gritty violence and some of it is uncomfortable to watch but overall this is an elegiac piece of film art and you'll struggle to find a movie as good as this. With Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci and others in the cast there's little to find wrong even when the film may seem a little enigmatic. If you've never seen this film then it really is one you should seek out as soon as possible.

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