In the late 1960s, while Hollywood westerns were fading into the sunset, Italian director was busy building a cathedral for the genre. Released in Italy in 1968, Once Upon a Time in the West ( C'era una volta il West ) isn't just a film; it is a three-hour "dance of death" that serves as both a funeral and a monument for the American frontier. The Story: Land, Law, and Lead
(Jason Robards): A charming outlaw framed for the McBain massacre who forms an unlikely alliance to protect Jill. The Leone Signature Once Upon a Time in the West(1968)
Set against the backdrop of the arriving Transcontinental Railroad, the plot revolves around a valuable piece of land called . In the late 1960s, while Hollywood westerns were